Interview of Burmese singer Daw Mar Mar Aye, Death Railway etc -

http://www.rfa.org/burmese/ Mar Mar Aye: As for new creations in Burmese music, there is rap and there is hip hop, but it all started elsewhere, in the west./ So far nothing has come from within the Burmese tradition itself -/ I know because even from an early age, I was cavorting on the rainbow (her first best selling song, at about age 13, was thet tant paw hmar kasar me - or "I shall play on the rainbow")/ so until I see something generated within Burma itself, I will have to reserve judgement -/ About whether she is coming back for good - "I thought I would never be returning and so I had made certain arrangements there, and I could not just get up and move back suddenly, now could I? -- so it's just coming to visit./ About how she made the decision to visit -/ "Well, my age is coming along and I wanted contact with my family and my audience and the people of Burma - now, my family, I can call them on the phone, but how would I call all the people of Burma? -- and also they want to hear Mar Mar Aye's voice - and I also, I want to sing for them, I want to see if I can still sing." Informal translation and summary Kyi May Kaung

My favorite interview of my favorite personality, Daw Mar Mar Aye - singer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIu3aSNIb0&list=UUv-YbGueeYCp8_CdjgXQD3A&index=5 I have other stories of my encounters with Daw Mar Mar Aye - but won't relate them here as it's the new year and the circumstances of the first of these meetings was not happy - she was offered a "job" that only paid $200 a month and that she could not live on. I will recount it some other time - she herself is incredibly lovely and always will be. KMK