saw Bwe Hmu

Saw Bwe Hmu

Native name စ ောဘွဲ့ မှူး

Born 19 October 1952

Burma

Died 24 July 1994 (aged 41)

Genres Rock music

Occupation(s) Musician

Instruments Guitar

Associated acts Iron Cross

Saw Bwe Hmu (Burmese: စ ောဘွဲ့ မှူး; 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. The ethnic Karen Christian was
the lead guitarist of the band. 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 Wyne Wyne 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 and his pen name was Zar Hlaing.[3]
He died at the age of 39[4] on 24 July 1994.[5] He was survived by wife and ex-keyboard player Naw
Phaw War and 2 daughters, Mi Mi Khe and Kabya Bwe Hmu. Both the two daughters are successful
singers.[6]