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Khin Maung Toe
Khin Maung Toe ( my, ခင်မောင်တိုး ; 2 April 1950 – 15 November 2012) was a Burmese singer songwriter, and was the longtime lead singer of the Medium Wave () band. He was one of the few successful Burmese singer-songwriters who wrote his own original songs. He released 35 albums in his career. He is best known for his 1984 hit "Maha Hsan Thu" (). Career Khin Maung Toe was born in Mawlaik, Sagaing Division (now Sagaing Region) in northwestern Myanmar, third son of Burmese honorifics, Daw Khin Hla and Burmese honorifics, U Khin Maung. His father was a regional government official. Khin Maung Toe became first interested in making music in his second year at the Rangoon Institute of Technology in the late 1972s, when the Burmese pop music, modeled on Western rock-and-roll and country music, was just taking shape. He said in a 2000 interview that he and his generation of musicians faced both encouragement and criticism for the new kind of music. He released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawlaik
Mawlaik ( my, မော်လိုက် ; shn, မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, along the Chindwin River. Etymology " Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language The Shan language (written Shan: , , spoken Shan: , or , ; my, ရှမ်းဘာသာ, ; th, ภาษาไทใหญ่, ) is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken in ... term "Mawlek" ( shn, မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; ), which means "iron mine." References Township capitals of Myanmar Populated places in Mawlaik District Mawlaik Township {{Mawlaik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |