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The Crying Princess - 78rpm Records From Burma

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Sublime Frequencies enchant with a collection of super rare Burmese popular music dating between 1909 and 1960. Entirely gathered from dusty, almost forgotten 78s discovered by Robert Millis and Alan Bishop on their various trips to the region (now known as Myanmar), 'The Crying Princess' is like a magical portal into a another world, at least from our contemporary western perspective, and further builds on the wealth of obscure music rescued from the country on 'Princess Nicotine', 'Guitars From the Golden Triangle', and 'Music of Nat Pwe'. While influenced by the neighbouring countries of India, Thailand, China, Laos, there's a definably unique quality to these recordings, taking in early sides by Po Sein, "one of the giants of early Burmese music and theater", alongside vocal and harp music, and, later, more studio effected sounds from the '50s and 1960 featuring electric guitar.

Details
Cat. number: SF 078LP
Year: 2013

Format

A1, A2, A6, A7 recorded in 1909. A3, A4, A5 recorded in 1911. B1, B2 recorded in 1929. B4 recorded in 1950. B3, B5 recorded in 1955. B6, B7 recorded in 1960.

Release notes

A1, A2, A6, A7 recorded in 1909. A3, A4, A5 recorded in 1911. B1, B2 recorded in 1929. B4 recorded in 1950. B3, B5 recorded in 1955. B6, B7 recorded in 1960. 78rpm records and photos from the collections of Robert Millis and Alan Bishop. First catalog number from labels, second from spine.

Tracklist
A1Maung Sein Mida Part 1
A2Maung Sein Mida Part 2
A3Beneath Meza Mountain
A4The Crying Princess
A5Romantic Duet
A6Untitled Trio Part 1
A7Untitled Trio Part 2
B1Perfumed Forest Part 1
B2Perfumed Forest Part 2
B3Ma Sawa
B4Mya Hay Wan
B5Mae Nav
B6Shan Village Part 1
B7Shan Village Part 2
Credits
Ni Ni Aye
Liner Notes [Translations By]
Timothy Stollenwerk
Mastered By
Robert Millis
Producer, Design, Liner Notes

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