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|native_name_lang = Burmese | image = Zeya Thaw.jpg | alt = | caption = |order = Member of the Burmese House of Representatives for Pobbathiri Township |majority = |term_start = 2 May 2012 |term_end = |predecessor= Tin Aung Myint Oo |successor = | birth_name = Kyaw Kyaw (ကျော်ကျော်) | birth_date = | birth_place = Rangoon, Burma | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Burmese | ethnicity = | alma_mater = BEHS No. 6 Botahtaung | years_active= | party = National League for Democracy | religion = Theravada Buddhism | parents = | spouse = | children = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Musician Politician | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | website = }} Zayar Thaw ((ビルマ語:ဇေယျာသော်) (:zèjà θɔ̀) and also spelt Zeyar Thaw or Zeya Thaw); born Kyaw Kyaw ( (:tɕɔ̀ tɕɔ̀)) is a Burmese politician and hip-hop artist who was detained for the perceived anti-government messages of his lyrics. Amnesty International named him a prisoner of conscience. He is a member of Pyithu Hluttaw, the Lower House of the Burmese parliament. He, along with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were elected to the lower house on 1 April 2012. ==Hip hop career== In 2000, Zayar Thaw's band Acid released Burma's first hip-hop album. Despite predictions of failure by many in the Burmese music industry, the album, ''Beginning'', remained in the number one position of the Burmese charts for more than two months. A Democratic Voice of Burma reporter described his music as blending a "combative, angry style with indigenous poeticism". The band's repertoire has been said to contain many "thinly veiled attacks on the regime". ''The Independent'' stated that while the band "focused on the mundane, their lyrics inevitably touched on the hardships of life in Burma, drawing them into dangerous territory." Zayar Thaw also became known early on for his social activism. At one concert, he teamed with poets Saw Wai and Aung Way to raise money for a charity for HIV-positive orphans founded by the comedian Zarganar. Along with fellow rapper Nge Nge, Zayar Thaw also visited Zarganar's orphanages to help teach English to the children.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zayar Thaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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