Kaiser (Burmese singer)
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Kaiser is a Burmese singer-songwriter
who was most popular in the late 1970s and mid 1980s. The ethnic Rakhine
singer was arguably the most successful male singer in Myanmar
in the early 1980s. His nonthreatening rockabilly
songs were popular with the young and the old alike. He collaborated with leading songwriters of the day like Saw Bwe Mhu, Naing Myanmar, Soe Lwin Lwin, Maung Maung Zan, and Thukhamein Hlaing. His most successful songs were written by Naing Myanmar and Saw Bwe Mhu.
Kaiser was also a successsful songwriter, who penned many commercially successful songs for top singers of the day, including May Sweet
, and Maykhala
, his wife in the mid-1980s. Most of his songs were of his own creation although he also sampled and covered Western rock-and-roll hits, most notably those by the Beatles. He calls the Kissapanadi Hlaing Than album whose title track was about the Kaladan River
in Rakhine State
, his most satisfying track. He co-wrote the song with Maung Maung Zan, also an ethnic Rakhine.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who was most popular in the late 1970s and mid 1980s. The ethnic Rakhine
Rakhine people
The Rakhine , is a nationality in Myanmar forming the majority along the coastal region of present day Rakhine State or Arakan State. They possibly constitute 5.53% or more of Myanmar's total population but no accurate census figures exist. Rakhine people also live in the southeastern parts of...
singer was arguably the most successful male singer in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
in the early 1980s. His nonthreatening rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
songs were popular with the young and the old alike. He collaborated with leading songwriters of the day like Saw Bwe Mhu, Naing Myanmar, Soe Lwin Lwin, Maung Maung Zan, and Thukhamein Hlaing. His most successful songs were written by Naing Myanmar and Saw Bwe Mhu.
Kaiser was also a successsful songwriter, who penned many commercially successful songs for top singers of the day, including May Sweet
May Sweet
May Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music...
, and Maykhala
Maykhala
Maykhala is a Burmese singer who was one of the most popular Burmese pop vocalists in the 1980s. She is known for her Burmese language covers of Western pop songs as well as original Burmese songs. She was briefly married to a popular singer, Kaiser, in the mid-1980s.-Album discography:Maykhala...
, his wife in the mid-1980s. Most of his songs were of his own creation although he also sampled and covered Western rock-and-roll hits, most notably those by the Beatles. He calls the Kissapanadi Hlaing Than album whose title track was about the Kaladan River
Kaladan River
The Kaladan River is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. It forms the international border between India and Burma between 22° 47′ 10" N and 22° 11′ 06" N.-Geography:The river arises in central Chin State as the Timit, 22° 49′ 28″ N ...
in Rakhine State
Rakhine State
Rakhine State is a Burmese state. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between...
, his most satisfying track. He co-wrote the song with Maung Maung Zan, also an ethnic Rakhine.
Discography
In a 2000 interview, he said he had released 20 albums and over 200 songs over his career.Albums
- Akyeetan Ei Ahteekyan Ahtotpatti
- A Lwan
- A Nan Pan
- Ma No Ba Zay Ne Moe Ye
- Nauk Ta Khauk Lauk Taw Htat Pyaw Ba
- Thachin-Shin-Go Kyinna-Ba
- Kissapanadi Hlaing Than
- Tu-Hna-Ko Taingpyi (with May SweetMay SweetMay Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music...
) - Einmet Mya Go Tihtwinthu
- Chan Le Chan De Lwan Le Lwan De
- Myintmo Taung Tetthama
- Maung Dewutsaya
- Achit Hso Thi Mha
- Myanmar Pyi Go Lwan De
- Lwan Leippya Ye Ko-Paing Thanzin
- Naing Ngan Kyaw
- Gita Yazawin (1 & 2)
- Yazawin Twin Me Moe
- Kissapanadi Hlaing Than (Karaoke)
- Shwe Yadu A-Chit' (Karaoke)
- Thachin-Shin-Ye Khayizin(Live Show 01)
- Maung Nge Phaw Go Lwan De Nya
- A-Lwan-Byay 2
Songs written for others
- Ma-No-Ba-Zay-Ne Moe Ye for May SweetMay SweetMay Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music...
- Ta-Chein-Don-Ga Tekkatho for MaykhalaMaykhalaMaykhala is a Burmese singer who was one of the most popular Burmese pop vocalists in the 1980s. She is known for her Burmese language covers of Western pop songs as well as original Burmese songs. She was briefly married to a popular singer, Kaiser, in the mid-1980s.-Album discography:Maykhala...