Freedom's Way - Vol. 1
They had to sneak in tapes though the border... because it was illegal to have it (in "Myanmar")... Plus, the "leader" of the band, Sai Moo, was shot dead in his tracks...
ၼၢင်းၼၢင်း | Nang Nang - Compilation (1970s-1980s)
Download: ၼၢင်းၼၢင်း | Nang Nang - Compilation (1970s-1980s) YouTube The bands she's a member of: Tai Noom (tr. Young Shan), Invisible , High Hopes , and Tunggaburi Band . She started it with Tai Noom. The first track on this compilation is the first track ever recorded on this band!! They did it in a basement - they did it themselves. No label or anything. They had trouble getting a hold of the instruments that they wanted (before making the first tape, of course). The band members went from village to village, singing and asking for gifts (in a humble way, like homeless people cardboard signs). They got the spare change that they could get and got the instruments for the band. They made double-entendre lyrics (what the locals would understand - not the Burmese officially led government, of course - they probably don't understand the hidden meanings of Shan language lyrics). To protect themselves from the government - not anything like Sai Hsai Mao (who was tortured a
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