5 things to do in Yangon this weekend: April 29

Violin/cello mashup night at 7th Joint Bar and Grill (Friday)

Violin music meets cello with Left N Right band at Yangon’s favorite reggae bar.

7th Joint Bar and Grill, G-A10 Shwe Asia Building, corner of Street 47 and Mahabandoola Road. 8pm.

Jazz at the French Institute (Saturday)

For the fourth year in a row, Myanmar joins in worldwide celebrations for the International Jazz Day. Featuring award-winning Swedish guitarist Susanna Risberg alongside local artists including the Bamboo Trio. Free entry.

French Institute, #340 Pyay Road. 7pm

Shadow photography at Rough Cut (Saturday)

Photo: Mayco Naing / Facebook

Solo exhibition from Mayco Naing, whose photographs focus on shadow and light. Featuring both print and projected images.

Rough Cut, #19 Minn Street. 6pm.

Jam session at Press Office (Saturday)

Burmese singers perform in the cutesy Yaw Min Gyi café. The lineup includes Youn Ni Ko, Zara H Thwin and Myet Myet Mo Htet.

Press Office Café, #31-4 Bo Yar Nyunt Road. 4pm

Bavarian boozeup at Mahlzeit (Sunday)

Photo: Flickr

All you can eat white sausages, sweet mustard, pretzels, potato salad and more, plus free-flow German beer, for K32,500.

Mahlzeit, #84 Pann Hlaing Street. 10am util 3pm.

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