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hsaing-waing

noun \ ˈsīn-ˈwīn \

Definition of hsaing-waing

plural hsaing-waing
: a traditional Burmese musical ensemble consisting largely of drums and gongs
  • The gamelan is also closely related to other Southeast Asian ensembles that bear different names, such as … hsaing-waing of Myanmar (Burma), and the kulintang of the Philippines.
  • —Neil Sorrell, in Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World,  2003

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1992

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