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The Crying Princess - 78rpm Records From Burma
LabelSublime Frequencies
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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.
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.
| A1 | Maung Sein Mida Part 1 | ||
| A2 | Maung Sein Mida Part 2 | ||
| A3 | Beneath Meza Mountain | ||
| A4 | The Crying Princess | ||
| A5 | Romantic Duet | ||
| A6 | Untitled Trio Part 1 | ||
| A7 | Untitled Trio Part 2 | ||
| B1 | Perfumed Forest Part 1 | ||
| B2 | Perfumed Forest Part 2 | ||
| B3 | Ma Sawa | ||
| B4 | Mya Hay Wan | ||
| B5 | Mae Nav | ||
| B6 | Shan Village Part 1 | ||
| B7 | Shan Village Part 2 |
- Ni Ni Aye
- Liner Notes [Translations By]
- Timothy Stollenwerk
- Mastered By
- Robert Millis
- Producer, Design, Liner Notes










































































