Kar Kar in search for new dance partners
SOLO artist and Uranium Dance Group member, Kar Kar is planning to release her third album, consisting only of dance songs, in late October. (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
In ethnic textiles, history is woven
FOR a newlywed Chin woman it is customary to weave a large blanket in which she and her husband will be wrapped upon their deaths. When one partner dies, the blanket is cut in two, with one half used to cover the body and the other half stored away until the second partner passes. (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
Side Effect sick of being sidelined
UNDERGROUND band Side Effect will perform their first full live concert on August 17. (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
At the movies with ‘Raavan’
RAAVAN is a ferocious cat and mouse game between police inspector Dev Pratap Sharma (Vikram) and Beera (Abhishek Bachchan), a forest-dwelling bandit king who kidnaps Dev’s wife in the opening sequence. (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
Rapping to a new beat
IN a sign of Myanmar hip-hop’s growing confidence, performers are continuing to collaborate with musicians outside the hip-hop world. (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
Cinemas raise prices
YANGON’S four main cinemas Thamada, Thwin, Shae Saung and Mingalar all increased ticket prices last week.(Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
Mr Robot delights Yangon diners
ROBOTS designed to look and behave like humans are often decried as being a poor imitation of the real thing, but what about humans pretending to be robots? (Volume 27, No. 536 - August 16 - 22, 2010)
