Archives West Finding Aid

Archives copies made from collector's original Hi8 videocassettes.

Related material: see Gavin Douglas' doctoral dissertation: State Patronage of Burmese Traditional Music (University of Washington 2001) (Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Stacks M1 Th50708)

Contents: The following information was taken from the master tape labels, with additional explanations by collector.

Tape 1: Music Competition: Harp - Pattala (10/3/98) - 1. Harp (15-20 year old males); 2. Harp (15-20 year old females); 3. Harp (Amateur - open age, males); 4. Pattala (5-10 year old males)

Tape 2: Burmese Television; Myawadi/MRTV (Myanmar Radio & Television (10/3/98) - Competition: Harp - Pattala and Saung (10/4/98) - 1. Burmese Television- News articles on Sokayeti competition; 2. Pattala (10-15 year old female); 3. Saung (Professional level, female); 4. Saung (Professional level, male)

Tape 3: Saung (10/4/98) - Thathena win Saung (Monastery) - Pat Waing Solo (10/5/98) - 1. Saung (Professional level, male-cont.) (10/4/98); 2. Saung (Amateur female) (10/4/98); 3. Thathena win Saung (Monastery, North of Rangoon) (10/5/98); 4. Pat Waing (Solo competition, professional level, male) (10/5/98); 5. Pat Waing (Solo, amateur, female) (10/5/98)

Tape 4: Music Competition: Ozi and Dophat (10/6/98) - 1. Ozi (10-15 year olds. 10/6/98); 2. Dophat (15-20 year olds, 10/6/98)

Tape 5: Dophat (10/6/98); Hne; Pat Waing (10/7/98) - 1. Dophat (15-20 age group; Badonmat Theatre, 10/6/98); 2. Hne (Amateur level, Kambawza Theatre, Ministry of Culture, 10/7/98); 3. Pat Waing (solo - low amateur; Badonma Theatre, 10/7/98)

Tape 6: Ramayana (10/7/98) - 1. Ramayana (National Theatre, 10/7/98)

Tape 7: Ramayana (continued) (10/7/98); Violin (10/8/98); Ozi (10/8/98) - 1. Ramayana (continued) (National Theatre, 10/7/98); 2. Violin (Professional level, 10/8/98); 3. Ozi (Professional, 10/8/98)

Tape 8: Hsaing Waing; Hne; TV News; Piano; Yokthe - 'puppetry' 10/9/98-10/10/98 - 1. Hsaing Waing (Children 5-10; Badonmat Theatre, 10/9/98); 2. Hsaing Waing (student level, 10/9/98); 3. Hne (Professional level, 10/9/98); 4. MRTV and Myawadi - TV News (coverage of competition, 10/9/98); 5. Piano (10-15 years, males) (10/10/98); 6. Yokthe Performance (10/10/98)

Tape 9: Yokthe; Piano - Ozi, Pattala (10/10/98-10/11/98) - 1. Yokthe (National Theatre, 10/10/98); 2. Piano (5-10 age group) (10/11/98); 3. Ozi (Amatuer level, Badonmat, 10/11/98); 4. Pattala (Amateur level, female; National Theatre, 10/12/98)

Tape 10: Pattala (10/12/98); Saing Waing (10/13/98); Pattala (10/13/98) - 1. Pattala (female, amateur; National Theatre, 10/12/98); 2. Saing Waing (group 10-15; Badonmat Theatre, 10/13/98); 3. Pattala (male, professional; National Theatre, 10/13/98)

Tape 11: Saing Waing; Piano 10/13-15/98 - 1. Saing Waing (female amateur, 10/13/98); 2. Saing Waing (male amateur, 10/14/98); 3. Piano (Professional level; 10/15/98)

Tape 12: Piano; Dophat; Saing Waing 10/15-16/98 - 1. Piano (professional level, female, 10/15/98); 2. Dophat (professional level, 10/15/98); 3. Saing Waing (professional level, group, 10/16/98)

Tape 13: Pattala Lessons - 1. Pattala lesson (11/1/98)

Tape 14: Ukoko's Birthday Party; Pattala lessons; Chinlon Festival - 1. Ukoko's Birthday Party (11/13/98); 2. Pattala lessons (11/13/98); 3. Chinlon Festival (Sanchaung, Yangon, 12/2/98)

Tape 15: Chinlon; Pattala and Hne Lessons; Making Pattalas - 1. Chinlon competition (11/27/98); 2. Pattala lessons (12/5/98); 3. Making Hne Reeds (12/6/98); 4. Pattala lessons (12/7-23/98); 5. Examples of Various Hnes (12/31/98); 6. Making Pattalas (home/factory of U Tunkyi; 1/4-5/99)

Tape 16: Making Pattalas, Making Hne reed rope, Making Saung Gauks; Shinbyu - 1. Making Pattalas (1/4/99); 2. Making strings for Hne reeds (1/5/99); 3. Pattalas (1/5/99); 4. Ko Nyunt Win playing Pattala (1/5/99); 5. U Mya Gyi- Hne demo (1/13/99); 6. Short clip at Mt. Popa (1/19/99); 7. Making Saung Gauks at U Hla Sunn (2/23/99); 8. Shinbyu (monk initiation) at Batutaung Pagoda and Kyaukmyauk Khaung Dait (3/1-2/99)

Tape 17: U Tin Yi/violin; U Myint Maung/Saung - 1. U Tin Yi (violin): Weh ba giri, Gandama Taung, Boan Moe Thun Laung, Lu Ma Naw, Tha Tin Soan, Teitat, Mon Tha Kyaw (3/8/99); 2. U Myint Maung/Saung, Daw Mu Mu Thein, U Soe Htit/voice (recorded at Maha Dhamma Bala Nan Oo Kyaung Mandalay); Hnyin Thim Thoan, Ah Ka Ta Kho, Myamangiri, Teitat, Dein, Aantola May Byo, Aung Ze Pian Ze Weizayanda, Pan Twe La, Nan Boan Thiha Bwe (3/29/99)

Tape 18: Wedding; Studio Session; Lessons- Patt Waing; Pwe (Sein Ba Maw), Lone Ma Lay Restaurant Performance - 1. Burmese Wedding- Al Soe Myint�¢??s band (4/24/99); 2. Maximum Recording Studio; Ko Min Thit Ton/Pattala; U Saw Win/Saung (4/30/99); 3. Patt Waing Lessons (5/99); 4. Sein Ba Maw/ Saing, Pwe (5/8/99); 5. Patt Waing lessons; 6. Lone Ma Lay (Restaurant) Performance 5/30/99)

Documentation: List of contents (from labels of original tapes)