Before I dive into an account of Myamnar’s traditional court music, called Mahar Gita, I would like to point to Nusasonic’s Common Tonalities project, led by Khyam Allami in 2022. This project ...

People participate in a traditional Htamane (sticky rice) making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) With traditional folk music troupes and fans, the ...

Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a recent celebration feted something almost all find worthy: the use of thanakha, a yellowish-white ...

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