Myo Kyawt Myaing
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29 April 1971 Thursday, 5th waxing of Kason 1333 ME Yangon, Myanmar |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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Myo Kyawt Myaing (Burmese: မျိုးကျော့မြိုင်; pronounced [mjó tɕɔ̰ mjàiɴ]; born 29 April 1971) is a Burmese singer, record producer and audio engineer. He was one of the most successful Burmese singers in the 1990s and 2000s, and is considered one of the most influential recording artists for having introduced rap music to Myanmar. He has released 11 albums and at least 34 compilation albums. Despite his "godfather of Burmese rap" moniker, his songs mainly consist of dance, synthpop and remixed music.
Myo Kyawt Myaing was born on 29 April 1971 in Yangon to May May Tin, a teacher, and Kyawt Myaing, a pilot with the Union of Burma Airways. The youngest of four siblings, he has two elder sisters and an elder brother. From his father's side, Myaing has Mon ancestry, and hails from a long line of British colonial era senior civil servants and Konbaung period nobility. He grew up in the affluent Seven-Mile Junction neighborhood, and attended the elite TTC School. He enrolled at the University of Yangon, majoring in geology in 1987 but was left stranded a year later when the military government shut down all the schools in the country, following the 8888 Uprising.
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