The Crying Princess: 78 rpm Records From Burma

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Sublime Frequencies releases their first 78rpm compilations, and true to form these are sounds rarely heard by contemporary Western ears.

The Crying Princess (SF078) compiles rare Burmese 78rpm records gathered by Robert Millis and Sublime Frequencies co-founder Alan Bishop during various trips to Burma (Myanmar) and continues the tradition of amazing music from this Southeast Asian nation released by SF (Princess Nicotine, Guitars From the Golden Triangle, Music of Nat Pwe). Spanning the years 1909 to 1960 these unique and ridiculously rare records feature early sides by Po Sein (one of the giants of early Burmese music and theater), vocal and harp music from 1929, "modern songs with electric guitar," and unique Burmese pop songs with piano, all from 78rpm sources.

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1.	Po Sein – Maung Sein Mida Part 1 03:03	buy track
2.	Aung Bala – Maung Sein Mida Part 2 03:04	buy track
3.	Ma Sein Myine – Beneath Meza Mountain 03:16	buy track
4.	Ma Kyin U, Ma Gyee And Duck Oh – The Crying Princess 03:11	buy track
5.	Po Sein And Ma Kyin U – Romantic Duet 03:03	buy track
6.	Ma Kyaw Bala, Ma Sein Myine And Ma Chin Yone – Untitled Trio Part 1 03:02	buy track
7.	Ma Kyaw Bala, Ma Sein Myine And Ma Chin Yone – Untitled Trio Part 2 03:04	buy track
8.	Yadana Myit – Perfumed Forest Part 1 02:59	buy track
9.	Yadana Myit – Perfumed Forest Part 2 03:01	buy track
10.	Thein Zaw And Myint Myint San – Ma Sawa 03:02	buy track
11.	May Mya – Mya Hay Wan 02:58	buy track
12.	May Hla Mying – Mae Nav 03:01	buy track
13.	St. Gun Khin May – Shan Village Part 1 03:23	buy track
14.	St. Gun Khin May – Shan Village Part 2 03:12	buy track

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The Crying Princess: 78 rpm Records From Burma
SF078

Sublime Frequencies releases their first 78rpm compilations, and true to form these are sounds rarely heard by contemporary Western ears. These 2 albums (SF077/SF078) are compiled by Robert Millis, a long time Sublime Frequencies contributor and a founding member of Climax Golden Twins, He is the author of Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days (Dust-to-Digital 2008), a book of historic early recording documentation, ephemera and music drawn from Millis' 78rpm collection. In 2011, he produced and helped design "I Listen to the Wind that Obliterates My Traces" (Dust-to-Digital), a similar book drawn from the collection of artist Steve Roden. In addition to composition, sound art practice and design, he has filmed and produced experimental documentaries on Asian music: "Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan" and "This World is Unreal like a Snake in a Rope" (both for Sublime Frequencies DVD release) and is an obsessive collector of 78rpm music records and ephemera.

The Crying Princess (SF078) compiles rare Burmese 78rpm records gathered by Robert Millis and Sublime Frequencies co-founder Alan Bishop during various trips to Burma (Myanmar) and continues the tradition of amazing music from this Southeast Asian nation released by SF (Princess Nicotine, Guitars From the Golden Triangle, Music of Nat Pwe). Spanning the years 1909 to 1960 these unique and ridiculously rare records feature early sides by Po Sein (one of the giants of early Burmese music and theater), vocal and harp music from 1929, "modern songs with electric guitar," and unique Burmese pop songs with piano, all from 78rpm sources.

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released September 6, 2024

Liner Notes [Translations By] – Ni Ni Aye
Mastered By – Timothy Stollenwerk ( Stereophonic Mastering)
Producer, Design, Liner Notes – Robert Millis
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.

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SUBLIME FREQUENCIES is a collective of explorers dedicated to exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers via film and video, field recordings, radio and short wave transmissions, international folk and pop music, sound anomalies, other forms of human and natural natural expression not documented sufficiently enough by various communication channels. ... more

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