Chit Tae Shan Yoe Ma

Country: Myanmar/Burma
Language: Burmese

“Chit Tae Shan Yoe Ma” is a song by Shan rock star Sai Htee Saing, who, in his time, was one of Myanmar’s best-known musicians. Saing started his career by defying the ruling dictatorship and ended it kowtowing to the military junta, even singing songs written by the propaganda minister. He was from the Shan ethnic group but sang mainly in Burmese.

In this song Saing sings longingly about his Shan homeland. Because the ruling Bamar-majority government’s promise of independence for the Shan never came to be and the Shan remain outside the mainstream, songs by Shan singers — especially those sung in Burmese –always come with a tinge of politics. All Around This World is actively seeking the publisher that manages the rights to this sing. If you know who that is, let us know.

 

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