Sein Bo Tint (Burmese: စိန်ဗိုလ်တင့်) was a renowned Burmese hsaing waing musician, best known for his virtuosity in playing the pat waing, a Burmese drum circle, his compositions, and the introduction of innovations in traditional Burmese music.[1] He was a favourite musician of Ne Win.[1]
Sein Bo Tint စိန်ဗိုလ်တင့် | |
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| Born | 1938 Kyaiklat, British Burma |
| Died | 23 August 1994 (aged 55) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Spouse | San Pwint |
Early life
editHe was born Maung Tint in 1938, in Kyaiklat, British Burma, as the fifth of ten children.[1] His father, Bo Kay Ohn, was a pat waing musician.[1] He also learned to play the pattala, mandolin, flute, and hne as a child.[1] During his childhood, he garnered the attention of Aung San, earning the honorific "Bo."
Career
editAfter leaving school at the age of 14, Tint became a full-time musician, whose performances were broadcast nationwide.[1] He later earned the honorific "Sein" (lit. 'diamond') after he was elevated as a master musician.[1] During his career, he introduced innovations to traditional Burmese music. He enlarged the hsaing waing ensemble, and created a new standard design for the ensemble, positioned within an intricately carved frame.[1] He also expanded the kyi waing to 29 gongs, to accommodate the gap between Burmese and western tonalities.[1]
Death
editHe died from lung cancer on 23 August 1994 at Yangon General Hospital, survived by his wife San Pwint and seven children.[1][2]
Legacy
editA bronze bust of Sein Bo Tint was completed in 2017 and placed in his hometown of Kyaiklat on 29 September.[3]
On 17 April 2022, he was posthumously granted the Alinkar Kyawswa title.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wolf, Daphne (September 2019). "Sein Bo Tint (1938-1994)". Biographien Projekt (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ ပီတိချို (ရွှေလတ်မြေ) (2014-08-21). "မြန်မာ့ဆိုင်းသံစဉ်များ တစ်ခေတ်ဆန်းခဲ့သူ ရွာစားကြီးဦးစိန်ဗိုလ်တင့်". မြန်မာသံတော်ဆင့်သတင်းစာ (in Burmese). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Bronze bust of Myanmar music researcher and conductor Sein Bo Tint to be set up in Kyaiklat". The Global New Light of Myanmar. 2017-09-25.
- ^ "Notification No 63/2022" (PDF). The Global New Light of Myanmar. 2022-04-18. p. 4.