Saw Bwe Hmu
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Saw Bwe Hmu စောဘွဲ့မှူး | |
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| Born | 19 October 1952 Sittwe, Arakan State, Burma |
| Died | 24 July 1994 (aged 41) |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Formerly of | Iron Cross |
Saw Bwe Hmu (Burmese: စောဘွဲ့မှူး; 19 October 1952 – 24 July 1994) was a co-founder and the band leader of the Burmese band Iron Cross and a well known songwriter. An ethnic Karen Christian, he served as the lead guitarist of the band.[1] Other band members included Chit San Maung (guitar), Khin Maung Thant (bass), Banya Naing (keyboards) and Kha Yan (drums). Lay Phyu, Ah Nge, Myo Gyi and Y Wine were the key singers of that band and R Zarni soon joined the band later. Composers Maung Maung Zaw Latt and L Phyu freed it from its reliance on such popular American bands as Metallica and won it critical acclaim and a wide public.[1] He played the guitar at Success and Symphony music bands before Iron Cross was founded. He composed songs for Kaiser.[2] He was a music critic, writing under the pen name Zar Hlaing.[3]
He died at the age of 39 on 24 July 1994.[4][5] He was survived by wife and ex-keyboard player Naw Phaw War and 2 daughters, Mi Mi Khe and Kabya Bwe Hmu, both of whom are successful singers.[6]