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Burmese democracy activists in India had launched \u201cThangyat\u201d song CD for Burmese traditional water festival coming in every year of April. \u201cThangyat\u201d is choral songs, kind of antiphonal chants with humor and satire, openly criticizing the authority of their misdeeds and behaviors in rap-like song-performance on the stages while celebrating Burmese New Year with traditional practice of water throwing to each other. <\/span><\/p>\nHowever under the heavy censorship and hard action by the Burmese military junta on such free expression, \u201cThangyat\u201d were banned from public performance inside Burma. The album was composed by \u201cMyat Htet\u201d, arranged by \u201cKyaut Me Kyaw Gyi\u201d and opened with recital of a poem, \u201cSummer Poem\u201d written by \u201cNandar Moe Kye\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nThe group had already produced nine \u201cThangyat\u201d albums annually since 1997 from India. This year \u201cThangyat\u201d album was titled; \u201cLet\u2019s go to prison to conquer\u201d, reflecting the defiance of Burmese political prisoners under the regime. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Burmese \u201cThangyat\u201d \u2013 Burmese Choral Songs for Burmese Traditional Water Festival produced by Burmese activists from India MyanmarISP Team March 15, 2009 Burmese democracy activists in India had launched \u201cThangyat\u201d song CD for Burmese traditional water festival…<\/p>\n
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