Thukhamein Hlaing

In this Burmese name, the given name is Thukhamein Hlaing. There is no family name.
Thukhamein Hlaing
သုခမိန်လှိုင်
Born1948 (1948) (age 76)
Burma
Other namesSiddhattha Hlaing
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • poet
  • writer

Thukhamein Hlaing (Burmese: သုခမိန်လှိုင်, b. 1948[1]), also known by his pen name Siddhattha Hlaing (သိဒ္ဓတ္ထလှိုင်) is a Burmese poet, songwriter, and writer. Along with contemporaries like Aung Cheint, he helped revolutionised contemporary Burmese poetry, by pivoting away from classical forms of Burmese poetry.[2] He is a prolific pop music songwriter, closely associated with musicians like Kaiser, Connie, Hay Mar Nay Win, and May Sweet.[1] Along with Maung Thit Min, Win Min Tway, and Min Chit Thu, he is considered one of the "Four Kings" (မင်းလေးမင်း) of Burmese songwriting.[3]

  1. ^ a b Mike (2017-11-19). "Thukhamein Hlaing Helped Revolutionize Modern Burmese Poetry". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ^ Percival, Bob (2015-11-05). "A Very Modern Poet". MYANMORE. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Jane M. (2016). "Yesterday Once More: Tracking (un)Popular Music in Contemporary Myanmar". Journal of Burma Studies. 20 (2): 229–257. doi:10.1353/jbs.2016.0008. ISSN 2010-314X.