Sai Htee Saing

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Sai Htee Saing
စိုင်းထီးဆိုင်
Birth name
Burma (Myanmar)
Died10 March 2008(2008-03-10) (aged 57)
Yangon, Myanmar
GenresPop rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • guitar
  • vocals
Years active1969–2008

Sai Htee Saing (Burmese: စိုင်းထီးဆိုင် [sáɪɰ̃ tʰí sʰàɪɰ̃]; 23 September 1950 – 10 March 2008; born Sai Tin U) was a distinguished Burmese singer and songwriter of Shan descent, which featured prominently throughout his music career. Throughout his career, he recorded two to three Shan language albums and 30 to 40 Burmese language albums.[1] He was especially known for composing country music. Vital composer of Sai Htee Saing's songs is Sai Kham Leik.[2]

Sai Htee Saing was born in

Burma Broadcasting Service.[3] The Wild Ones achieved major success in Burma throughout the 1970s and 1980s, known for composing their own songs in the Burmese language.[1][4] Sai Htee Saing was also prominent in the Shan literature movement to preserve Shan language education in Burma.[5] He died on 10 March 2008 in his home No.33[6] Dhamavihaya Road,Kyar Kwat Thit,Kyauk Myaung, Yangon, and is buried at Yayway Cemetery
in Yangon.

Selected discography

The career of Sai Htee Saing spanned four decades and along with his group The Wild Ones he recorded more than 40 music albums; most of which were released originally on

cassette
. The following is a partial list.

With The Wild Ones

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ "Sai Htee Saing: More Than a Shan Songster". The Irrawaddy. 15 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Famous Singer Sai Htee Saing Dies". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. ^ "Sai Htee Saing: More Than a Shan Songster". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  5. S2CID 73594551
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  6. ^ myanmarmusician (2011-06-27), Interviewing with Sai Htee Saing's (စိုင္းထီးဆိုင္) family - Part I, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-04-20

External links

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