Sai Htee Saing ( ; 23 September 1950 â 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. He was especially known for composing country music. Vital composer of Sai Htee Saing's songs is Sai Kham Leik.
Sai Htee Saing was born in Langkho, Shan State to Nang Ein and U Nanda. He studied at Mandalay University, where he became one of the founding members of The Wild Ones, an ethnic Shan band, in 1973. Sai Htee Saing began his music career in 1969, when he aired a Shan language song on the Burma Broadcasting Service. The Wild Ones achieved major success in Burma throughout the 1970s and 1980s, known for composing their own songs in the Burmese language. Sai Htee Saing was also prominent in the Shan literature movement to preserve Shan language education in Burma. He died on 10 March 2008 in his home No.33 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
- áÂÂáÂȇ±á‡ÂÂáºáÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¹áÂÂá‡ÂÂáºáÂÂá¯á¶ (1975)
- áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá½á²á·á¡áÂÂá½áÂÂẠáÂÂá®áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂẠ(1976)
- áÂÂáÂȇ±áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá«áÂÂá±á‡· (1977)
- áÂÂ
áÂÂáÂÂá¹áÂÂáÂÂá¡áÂÂá½áÂÂáºá¸ (1977)
- á¡áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂ
áÂÂáºá¡áÂÂᇸáÂÂá°áÂÂá¼á®á¸ (1978) with K Zin Latt
- áÂÂá½á±áÂÂá¶áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºá¸ (July 1980)
- áÂÂáÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂá²á·áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá½á±á¸áÂÂáÂÂẠ(February 1981) with Sat Maw
- " áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºá¦á¸ "
- " á¡áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂá‡ÂÂá¾áÂÂẠ"
- " áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¼á¬ "
- " áÂÂáÂȇÂÂá±á‡ºáÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂá¾á¯á¶áÂÂá½á¾á±áÂÂáÂÂẠ"
- " áÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá°á¸áÂÂá¾áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¯á· áÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá²áÂÂá¾á° "
- áÂ¥áÂÂá±áÂÂá¹áÂÂᬠáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáÂÂᇸ (March 1981) with Saw Thein Win
- áÂÂá°áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂᇸ (November 1981)
- áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºáÂÂá¾á¬ áÂÂá‡ÂÂá²á·á (July 1982) with L Hkawn Yi
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂᇸ (February 1983)
- " á¡áÂÂá¾áÂÂáºáÂÂá "
- á¡áÂÂá¾áÂÂáºáÂÂá á (September 1983)
- á¡áÂÂá¾áÂÂáºáÂÂá á (February 1984)
- áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂá·áºá¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂá²á·á¡áÂÂá‡ÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂá¯á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá¼áÂÂ
áºáÂÂ
á±áÂÂáÂÂẠ(September 1984)
- áÂÂá±áÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáÂÂá‡ÂÂá½áÂÂẠ(February 1985)
- áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºá¡á‡ÂÂáÂÂᶠ(October 1985)
- áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂá·áºá¡áÂÂá¾áÂÂá¯áÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂẠ(November 1985)
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá·áºáÂÂá®á¡áÂÂá¼á±á¸áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºáÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂẠ(February 1986)
- áÂÂá±áÂÂᇡáÂÂáÂÂáºá á¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
Ạ(January 1987)
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá®á¸á¡áÂÂáÂÂẠ(October 1987)
- áÂÂá±á¸áÂÂá¯áÂÂá«á áÂÂá±á¸áÂÂá±áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáÂÂẠ(May 1988) with William
- áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂᬠ(January 1989)
- á¡á‡¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáÂȇ±á‡ºáÂÂ
á±áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºáÂÂá²á·áÂÂá° (August 1989) re-recordings of older hits
- " áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáº"
- " áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºáÂÂá®áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂá‡ÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá«áÂÂá½áÂÂáº"
- " á¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂ
ᬠ"
- " áÂÂáÂÂá½áÂÂá·áº "
- " áÂÂáÂÂá±á‡¤áÂÂᇸáÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¡áÂÂá¼á±á‡ÂÂáºá¸ "
- " áÂÂáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá²áÂÂá¼áÂÂá·áºáÂÂá²á·áÂÂᯠ"
- " á¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂá° "
- " áÂÂáÂÂá¯á¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂẠ"
- " áÂÂáÂÂá¼á±áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂá²á·áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸ "
- " á¡áÂÂá®á¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá½á±á¸ á¡áÂÂá±á¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá° "
- " á¡áÂÂá¹áÂÂáÂÂ
áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá°á¸ "
- " á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂᇡáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±á¸ "
- " á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂᇡáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±á¸ áÂÂ
- " á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂᇡáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±á¸ áÂÂ
- " á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂᇡáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±á¸ áÂÂ
- " á¡áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂáÂÂᇡáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá±á¸ áÂÂ
- á¢áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂá®á¸áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂá°áÂÂáºáÂÂáµáºá (198?) Shan language re-recordings
- á¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂá¯áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºá¸ (February 1990) with Mi Mi Win Pe
- áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºá¹áÂÂá±á·áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá¼áÂÂẠ(April 1991) re-recordings on 16-track tape
- áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá±á¸ (October 1992) with Mi Mi Win Pe
- " áÂÂá¼á²áÂÂá±áÂÂá±á¸áÂÂá²á·áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá½á²áÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂᯠ" With " Mi Mi Win Pe"
- " áÂÂá¾á‡ÂÂá°áÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂẠáÂÂá‡ÂÂá°áÂÂáÂÂ
áºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂẠ" With Mi Mi Win Pe
- ' á¡áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂá¯á¸áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá¾áÂÂáºá¸ " With May Sweet
- " á¡áÂÂáÂȇÂÂ
áºáÂÂáÂȇÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá¼áÂÂá¯áÂÂẠ" With May Sweet
- " áÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá±áÂÂáÂÂá¼áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºá¸ " With Hay Mar Ni Win
- " áÂÂá±áÂÂá¹áÂÂá‡ÂÂá¯áÂÂẠ" With Hay Mar Ni Win
- " áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºáÂÂá« áÂÂá¯á¶á¸áÂÂá¼áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºáÂÂá¼á®á¸ " With áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá½áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂȇ²á¡áÂÂá¯
- " áÂÂá¾áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂÂáºáÂÂá±áÂÂá²á·áÂÂá±áÂÂá¹áÂÂᬠ" With áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá¯áÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá½áÂÂáºáÂÂáÂȇ²á¡áÂÂá¯
- " á¡áÂÂ
áÂÂ
áºá¡áÂÂá¾áÂÂẠ" With áÂÂáÂÂáºá¸áÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂáº
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