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By the 8th century, Burman culture began to assimilate the strong influence of traditional Indian Buddhism. During this period, the Burman court of Mandalay maintained a fervent enthusiasm for poetry, music, and dance theater. Probably the only extant descendant of the now-vanished Indian harp, the saung-gauk became known as the voice of Buddha and is now regarded as the national instrument of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
"Htoo Machana thichinn khant et An taw kyo" from Burma: Musique d'art Vol. 1 (Cat.# Ocora C 559019) (p)1987 Ocora-Radio France. All rights reserved.