But it did not get off to a flying start. It was in the early 1970s that Burmese pop music began to set a tone. The 30-year-long journey of Burmese pop music can be seen in this light, since it is very much a product of this control culture and is still subject to the restrictive and exploitative political and market structure. In a deep-down analysis, the structural interests of both politics and the market are the most decisive factors in shaping the creative capacity of the society at large. Any creative breakthrough produces moral panic, not only in the minds of the powers that be, but also of the majority of folks. In a closed society like Burma, culture is all about preservation and less to do with innovation. ![]() Dominated by cover songs derived from foreign imports, Burmese popular music continues to struggle to find its own voice.
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