Mahagitá: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma
Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant

Burma's preeminent player of the arched harp and one of Burma's most respected singers provide a beguiling sampling of the Burmese thachìn gyì (classical song) repertoire in these stunningly beautiful recordings made in Rangoon in 2000. The Burmese arched harp, a little known treasure among Asian musical instruments, figures prominently in Burma's classical music tradition. That tradition, developed over several centuries in Burma's royal courts, exhibits the restraint, subtlety, and elegance of many aristocratic traditionsbut in an idiom uniquely Burmese. Extensive notes, photos. 76 minutes.
Track Listing
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In praise of the Burmese harp | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 12:01 | |
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The glory of the king | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 6:20 | |
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Rain and a princess | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 11:13 | |
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Lonely in the forest | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 8:58 | |
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A hunstman enchanted | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 9:10 | |
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Longing in a forest glade | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 5:48 | |
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The twelve royal gates | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 6:50 | |
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The king's potency | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 7:54 | |
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Waiting | Inle Myint Maung and Yi Yi Thant | 8:09 |