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An Akha woman from Myanmar with blackened teeth. Teeth blackening or teeth lacquering is a custom of dyeing one's teeth black. It was most predominantly practiced in Southeast Asian and Oceanic cultures, particularly among Austronesian, Austroasiatic, and Kra–Dai-speaking peoples.
On 27 June 1936, the Dobama Song was declared as the national anthem of Burma at the second conference of Dobama Asiayon held in Myingyan. [6] Since then, Burmese nationalist sang Dobama Song instead of God Save the King. The State of Burma, a Japanese puppet state, officially adopted the Dobama Song as its state anthem in 1943. [7]
In 1955, she gained national recognition as a singer with the song "Playing on the Rainbow". [4] By the 1980s, 80% of film soundtracks were sung by Mar Mar Aye. [4] In 1961, she worked as an assistant broadcaster at Myanmar Radio. She was also an executive member of Myanmar's Modern Music Council and a committee member of Gita Padaytha Magazine.
Classical music was also introduced during the British occupation. Cult folk musician Nick Drake was born in Burma during British rule. Rock music, called stereo in Burmese, has been a popular form of music since the 1980s, having been introduced in the 1960s. [10] Pop music emerged in the 1970s and was banned by state-run radio stations.
Kyaukme A Kyin Thar (Burmese: ကျောက်မဲအကျဉ်းသား) is a 1969 Burmese black-and-white action drama film, directed by San Shwe Maung starring Win Oo, Khin Than Nu, Aung Lwin, Phoe Par Gyi and San San Win. [1] [2] [3]
May Thet Htar Swe (Burmese: မေသက်ထားဆွေ; born 10 January 2003 [1]) is a traditional Burmese classical, country, and dhamma singer. [2] She began her career as a child, and is known both for her mastery of songs from the Burmese classical tradition and her musical versatility, which spans several genres.
Her winning song, "Thachin Letsaung" is one of the tracks included in the album named The Best of Melody World 2007. "Thachin Letsaung" became her debut song and gained her extra fame as a singer in Myanmar Chan Chan released her first album, Tage So Yin Achit Be Lo De, shortly after winning the Melody World contest.
"Army of Me" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk for her second studio album, Post (1995). It was released on 24 April 1995 by One Little Indian as the lead single from the album. The song was written and produced by Björk and Graham Massey, who helped her in producing and writing the majority of her third album. Lyrically, the song was ...