Sai Kham Leik
| Sai Kham Leik | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1949 Thenni Township, Shan State, Burma |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Associated acts | Sai Htee Saing, The Wild Ones |
- In this Burmese name, Sai is an honorific.
Sai Kham Leik (Burmese: စိုင်းခမ်းလိတ်) is a successful and prolific Burmese songwriter. Physician by training, the ethnic Shan songwriter has written more than 500 songs in Burmese, 200 in Shan and about 35 in English. His father, Kham Ka, was a noted poet and a former minister of Hsenwi Palace. He was born on 27 April 1949 in Hsenwi. He has three siblings. He married Dr. Nwe Nwe Tin in 1971 and has four children. His other name is Louis Kham. He taught anatomy at the University of Medicine, Mandalay from 1990 to .[1] He is also a persistence promoter of Shan culture.[2] He is vital composer of late Sai Htee Saing, a well-known Shan singer of Myanmar.[3] They met in 1969 and later they founded a music band which became a successful The Wild Ones.[4] "Panglong Agreement" is his most cerebrated song among Shan since 1971. It was sung by Sai Hsai Mao and recorded in Thailand in 1974 with the financial support of a renounced Wa leader.[5]
References
- ↑ "Chiangmai Shans to celebrate songwriter’s 60th birthday today". Shanland.org. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑ Sai Wansai (21 April 2009). "Sai Kham Leik : The Timeless Song Composer". Shanland.org. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Myanmar Online Mp3 Songs". Myanmar Online Music. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑
- ↑ "Songwriter: ‘Panglong Agreement’ inspired by cartoon". English.panglong.org. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
