Jump to content

Mandala Myint

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mandala Myint
မန္တလာမြင့်
Born16 March 1910
Died3 May 1990 (1990-05-04) (aged 80)
NationalityBurmese
OccupationSinger

Mandala Myint (Burmese: မန္တလာမြင့်; also spelt Mandalar Myint) was a prominent Burmese classical singer, best known for her rendition of "Shwebo Thanakha" (ရွှေဘိုသနပ်ခါး), composed by Nandawshe Saya Tin. She was born Ma Ngwe on 16 March 1910 to parents U Hmyin and Daw Hsin, the third of five children, in Mandalay, British Burma. She became blind at a young age. Throughout her career, she was ascribed to over 21 songs. [1]

She never married, and lived with her nephews and nieces. She died on 3 May 1990 in Mandalay.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "မန္တလာမြင့်နဲ့ မစိမ်းစိမ်း". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.