Me N Ma Girls

Me N Ma Girls
Me N Ma Girls in early 2012.
Me N Ma Girls in early 2012.
Background information
OriginYangon, Myanmar
GenresPop rock, Hip hop, Dance
Years active2010 (2010)–2014
Labels
  • Power House Music (2012 (2012)–2014) [1]
They Disband in 2014
Members
Past members
  • Wai Hnin (2010–2013)
  • Cha Cha (2010–2014)
  • Htike Htike (2010–2014)
  • Kimi (2010–2014)
Websitewww.menmagirls.com

The Me N Ma Girls (formerly known as The Tiger Girls) is the first all-girl pop hip hop dance ensemble from Myanmar discovered by Australian dancer Nicole "Nikki" May and Burmese entrepreneur U Moe Kyaw in 2010.[2][3][4] The group currently consists of four Burmese women: Ah Moon, Cha Cha, Htike Htike (pronounced as "Tie Tie"), and Kimi. The girls released their first cover album in 2010, "Year of the Tiger Girls."[5] In 2011, the group split from Kyaw and was renamed as the "Me N Ma Girls.In 2016, the group renamed again "Me N Ma Girls" to "MyaNmar Girls"[6]

As The Me N Ma Girls grew in popularity, their views regarding censorship and other social issues took center stage.[7] The Group entered the international stage and gained notoriety when they debuted their country's first overtly political song Come Back Home, in May 2012 during a visit from then United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer in the Office on Global Women's Issues.[8][9] Shortly after their appearance, their story was made into a documentary, Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls, and was directed by the award-winning director, Juliet Lamont.[10][11][12] The group signed with the independent American music label, Power Music of Los Angeles, California — the first for any pop and hip hop band from Myanmar.[13][14]

  1. ^ Nyein, Nyein, "After Split, Me N Ma Girls Continue With US-Recorded Album", THE IRRAWADDY, Tuesday, January 28, 2014
  2. ^ Mitchell, Heidi (April 5, 2012). "Burma's First Girl Band Pushes Boundaries". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Bruce, Victoria (June 25, 2012). "Investment conference draws mixed reaction from crowd". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "New Players in Myanmar's Markets". The Wall Street Journal. February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  5. ^ Bawi, Nuam (August 2, 2010). "Tiger Girls release album". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  6. ^ Citra Dyah Prastuti (December 29, 2012). "Me N Ma Girls - Burmese girl band with a mission". Asia Calling. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  7. ^ Stephens, Alexis (November 21, 2013). "Myanmar's Me N Ma Girls Fight All of the -Isms". MTV Iggy. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  8. ^ Me N Ma Girls, Melanne Verveer. Me N Ma Girls Myanmar Live performance for Ambassador Melanne Verveer. Office of Global Women's Issues, Harry S Truman Building, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States: YouTube.
  9. ^ Wallace, Bruce & Werman, Marco (April 15, 2013). "Burmese Group Me N Ma Girls Invade New York". Public Radio International. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Miss Nikkiand the Tiger Girls". The Tiger Girls. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  12. ^ Kuipers, Richard (July 2, 2013). "Sydney Film Review: 'Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls'". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  13. ^ Drozdowski, Christie. "The Me N Ma Girls: Finding Their Voice". Conscious Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  14. ^ Bawi, Nuam (July 16, 2012). "Me N Ma Girls on their way to LA". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved December 19, 2013.