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Daw Yi Yi Thant

Daw Yi Yi Thant

Daw Yi Yi Thant has been played on NTS shows including Nabihah Iqbal , with Good Time first played on 14 October 2017.

Yi Yi Thant from Myanmar is among the most highly regarded singers of the classical Mahagita (Sanskrit for Great Songs). These are from the genre known as Thachinkan, often seen as the most poetic and refined of their era. She appears frequently on Burmese television, and was recently featured on a Shanachie recording of Burmese music entitled "White Elephants and Golden Ducks".

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Daw Yi Yi Thant

Daw Yi Yi Thant has been played on NTS shows including Nabihah Iqbal , with Good Time first played on 14 October 2017.

Yi Yi Thant from Myanmar is among the most highly regarded singers of the classical Mahagita (Sanskrit for Great Songs). These are from the genre known as Thachinkan, often seen as the most poetic and refined of their era. She appears frequently on Burmese television, and was recently featured on a Shanachie recording of Burmese music entitled "White Elephants and Golden Ducks".

Original source: Last.fm

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A Huntsman Enchanted
Inle Myint Maung, Daw Yi Yi Thant
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings2003
Good Time
Yi Yi Thant
FACT Magazine2010