What is Burmese music like? To ears accustomed only to Western music, ours may at first be a little disconcerting. It may seem more like a medley of spontaneous, unrelated sounds than a careful ...

Members of the Burmese community performed traditional music during the Burmese Water Festival at Riverfront Park on Sunday in Rensselaer. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a ...

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Lots of Western musicians are afraid to deal with the music of Burma," Sebag reflects. African and Indian music, for example, lend themselves more easily to collaboration. It took us a long time to ...

His daughter Daw Win Win Toe said the cause was complications of diabetes. Tin was one of several prominent Myanmar musicians who incorporated Western instruments into a diverse canon that spanned ...

The shimmer of brightly colored silk and cotton traditional clothing amplified the movement of the Burmese dancers' feet and arms as they moved in unison across the Nacogdoches High School stage.

From April 10-12, Asia Society welcomes Myanmar’s Shwe Man Thabin troupe for two nights of music and dance performances and a morning workshop. The events are part of Myanmar’s Moment, a programming ...