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    Tagged: music

    Entertainment Law Lead Story News

    Sing and we’ll sue, says copyright union

    The Myanmar Song Copyright Owners Association says it will start taking legal action against people who use its members’ songs without permission.

    Arts Culture Lead Story News

    Burma’s rich musical heritage

    Filmmaker Cyrus Moussavi and Jacob Russell of Raw Music International travel around the former Burma, now Myanmar, searching for traditional music and the stories that come with these songs.

    Arts Lead Story News

    Burmese pop stars sing about war and peace at Netherlands concert

    Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein and L Lun Wah selected a song called “War” to perform. They said they wrote this song specially for the occasion as they wanted to stress before a global audience that “a nation cannot be built with bullets”.

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    Culture Lead Story News

    Rock bands tune up for Thingyan

    Beloved Burmese rockers are on the bill as Rangoon counts down to Thingyan.

    Guitar heroes video

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    Guitar heroes

    Over 20 Burmese guitarists – some well known and some still up-and-coming – descended on Myoma Parade Ground in Rangoon on Sunday night.

    Underground bands battle to break into Burma’s music industry video

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    Underground bands battle to break into Burma’s music industry

    After living with censorship for 60 years, many young people are now forming music groups and are expressing their opinions at the political and economic situation in the country.

    News Politics

    Musicians no longer required to submit songs to censors

    The Myanmar Music Association’s general secretary has said that artists are now allowed to publish their music without prior approval from the state censor board

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    Artists struggle to survive as piracy flourishes

    Rampant piracy across the country is preventing Burmese artists from profiting from their products, which is forcing many to choose a new career

    Media News

    Musicians band together for Suu Kyi’s party

    Zayar Thaw among supporters in the music world now in talks to release an album of songs to aid NLD’s quest for parliamentary seats

    Business News

    Music piracy now ‘out of control’

    Apr 27, 2009 (DVB), Music piracy in Burma is now so widespread that counterfeit albums are easier to obtain than originals and musicians are reluctant to produce albums for fear[…]

    Features (OLD) Media

    The ‘victim’ treatment: a self-fulfilling prophecy

    Ye ThuApr 7, 2009 (DVB), There's a tendency in the global media to portray Burma as a primitive country, held back from modernisation by the psychotic generals who would rather[…]

    Features (OLD) Media

    The ‘victim’ treatment: a self-fulfilling prophecy

    Ye ThuApr 7, 2009 (DVB), There's a tendency in the global media to portray Burma as a primitive country, held back from modernisation by the psychotic generals who would rather[…]

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    Actress and singer May Shin dies aged 92

    Sep 4, 2008 (DVB), Much-loved actress and singer May Shin died of old age at Mandalay General Hospital in upper Burma at 11pm yesterday. May Shin was 92 years old[…]

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    Thousands bid farewell to Sai Htee Saing

    Mar 13, 2008 (DVB), A funeral for the popular singer Sai Htee Saing, who died on Monday, was held at Rangoon’s Yay Way cemetery at around 5pm yesterday and attended[…]

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    Burmese rapper banned from performing

    Nov 22, 2007 (DVB), Following a disturbance at a hip hop concert on Sunday, Burmese rapper G-Tone and his band Cyclone have been banned from performing on stage for one[…]

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    Pirates wreak havoc with Burma’s music industry

    Ye Thu May 23, 2007 (DVB)

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