U Tin (musician)
Man Yar Pyae U Tin မန်းရာပြည့် ဦးတင် | |
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| Born | 8 July 1931 Kyaiklat, British Burma |
| Died | 5 February 2019 (aged 87) Yangon, Myanmar |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1947–2019 |
| Spouse | Cho Cho |
Man Yar Pyae U Tin (Burmese: မန်းရာပြည့် ဦးတင်) was a traditional Burmese musician, best known for adapting the slide guitar to play folk and classical Burmese music.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]U Tin was born in Kyaiklat, British Burma on 8 July 1931 to farmers Ba Aye and Than Yi.[1] He learned from Rangoon-based musicians who fled to Kyaiklat during World War II.[1]
Career
[edit]He moved to Rangoon in 1947, beginning a career as a plumber whilst studying music.[1][3] U Tin's reputation as a slide guitarist grew, which enabled him to perform abroad in Japan, Thailand, Germany, the Philippines, and the United States.[2][1] U Tin earned the honorific Man Yar Pyae (lit. 'Mandalay's centennial') in 1957, for his performance of Mahagita songs on the slide guitar at the 100th anniversary of Mandalay's establishment.[3] In 1959, he began an eponymous band, performing frequently on Burma Broadcasting Service.[3]
During his career, he won several national prizes.[1] He continued working at Yangon City Development Committee until the age of 60 as a plumber.[1] From 2003 until his death, he worked at Gitameit Music Institute.[1][2]
In 2015, his performances were recorded in Music of Burma - Burmese Guitar - U Tin.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Cho Cho, and had three daughters (Win Win Toe, Win Win Nwe, and Myint Myint Nwe), and three sons.[1]
Death
[edit]He died on 5 February 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar, from diabetes complications.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ives, Mike; Nang, Saw (2019-02-17). "U Tin, Burmese Slide Guitar Master, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ a b c "မြန်မာ့အကောင်းဆုံး ဆလိုက်ဂစ်တာ ပညာရှင် ဦးတင် နာရေး". ဧရာဝတီ (in Burmese). 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ a b c Elias, André J. P. (2020). "Man Yar Pyae U Tin and the Burmese Slide Guitar: Constructing and Deconstructing Narratives of Cultural Exchange". Asian Music. 51 (1): 27–58. doi:10.1353/amu.2020.0002. ISSN 1553-5630. S2CID 213655408.
- ^ "Music of Burma - Burmese Guitar". Far Side Music. Retrieved 2023-03-28.