Shwe Pyi Aye

Shwe Pyi Aye (; born Tin Maung Aye 13 February 1909 – 22 October 1977) was a Burmese musician and composer. Biography Shwe Pyi Aye was born in Yangon in Burma during British rule on 13 February 1909 to his father, the amateur pianist U Nu and his mother, Daw Hlaing. He was the fourth son of five siblings. At the age of five, he started learning the basics of rhythm from his uncle, a Burmese harp artist. At the age of 8 he was able to play and sing by himself. At the age of 10, he had mastered the violin. Growing up with violinists Nyein, U Ba Thwin, and Ko Ba Yee’s mastered the violin while still young. He became a violinist by the musical direction of violinist U Ba Latt and Ko Ba Yee. He became proficient in the piano under the musical direction of U Thar Din and became known as pianist Maung Aye in the 1930s. When the tape was first recorded at Columbia Records in 1932, the name “Shwe Pyi Aye” was assigned by Benjo Ko Nit and Ma Kyi Aung. The piano playing style of Shwe Pyi Aye became innovative. “When a film scene disappeared, the music disappeared.” As soon as the next film scene continued, the music changed suddenly. At the time no one was better than Shwe Pyi Aye in finding