BIO OF NAI HTAW PAING The Leader Of This Ensemble He Currently Serves As An Assistant lecturer At Yangon Cultural University. He Started Studying Mon traditional Musical Instruments Singing And Dance From His Father Nai Khin Maung Gyi In 1965. Regularly Performs On Mon National Days Mon State Day Union Day And Other Important Receptions. He occasionally Teaches The New Generation Of Musicians But Has difficulty Finding Time Given The Economic Situation Of The Profession. He Would Like More Mon Nationals To Be Aware Of Both Their Own Music Myanmar Traditional Music And Other World Musics. He Is Passionate about Rediscovering And Preserving The Endangered Arts Of The Mon culture. CREDITS Produced In Burma And The United States By Rick Heizman Assistant Producer In Burma Ko Doo Recorded At Khin Sabe Oo Studios Yangon Burma. Recording Engineers Nanda Kyaw Aung Zaw Moe Nai Win Oo Ye Soe Mixing Engineer Henry Kaiser Berkeley California CD Design Mark Frischman Photos By Rick Heizman