Sein Bo Tint ( my, စိန်ဗိုလ်တင့်) was a renowned Burmese hsaing waing musician, best known for his virtuosity in playing the

pat waing The pat waing ( my, ပတ်ဝိုင်း) or ''pat wang'' ( mnw, ဗာတ်ဝိုၚ်) is a drum circle instrument used in the Burmese folk musical ensemble (hsaing waing). This instrument has been adapted into the Thai piphat mon en ...

, a Burmese drum circle, his compositions, and the introduction of innovations in traditional Burmese music. He was a favourite musician of

Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ...

Early life

He was born Maung Tint in 1938, in

Kyaiklat Kyaiklat ( my, ကျိုက်လတ်မြို့ ဓမ္မပါလ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Kyaiklat Township in the Pyapon District. Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region T ...

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, as the fifth of ten children. His father, Bo Kay Ohn, was a pat waing musician. He also learned to play the pattala, mandolin, flute, and

hne The ''hne'' ( my, နှဲ; also spelled ''hnè'') is a conical shawm of double reed used in the music of Myanmar. Etymology The earliest extant written occurrence of the word ''hne'' dates to 1491 AD and is likely a Middle Mon loan word, der ...

as a child. During his childhood, he garnered the attention of Aung San, earning the honorific "Bo."

Career

After leaving school at the age of 14, Tint became a full-time musician, whose performances were broadcast nationwide. He later earned the honorific "Sein" () after he was elevated as a master musician. During his career, he introduced innovations to traditional Burmese music. He enlarged the hsaing waing ensemble, and created a new standard design for the ensemble, positioned within an intricately carved frame. He also expanded the kyi waing to 29 gongs, to accommodate the gap between Burmese and western tonalities.

Death

He died from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

on 23 August 1994 at

Yangon General Hospital The Yangon General Hospital (YGH, my, ရန်ကုန် ပြည်သူ့ ဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in a compound in Yangon, Myanmar. The 2,000-bed hospital consists of seven medical wards, three surgical ...

, survived by his wife San Pwint and seven children.

Legacy

A bronze bust of Sein Bo Tint was completed in 2017 and placed in his hometown of Kyaiklat on 29 September. On 17 April 2022, he was posthumously granted the

Alinkar Kyawswa Alinkar Kyawswa ( my, အလင်္ကာကျော်စွာ) is the highest national honor of recognition of an individual for their artistic skills by the government of Myanmar. From 1949 to 2022, there were about 57 recipients of this awa ...

title.

References

{{authority control 20th-century Burmese male singers Burmese musicians Recipients of the Alinkar Kyawswar 1938 births 1994 deaths People from Ayeyarwady Region Pat waing players Deaths from lung cancer in Myanmar