Myanmar, Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya – these aren’t the first places most people would expect to attend a music festival aimed at helping marginalised people make their voices heard. However, wherever ...

YANGON, MYANMAR — The military government’s tightening grip doesn’t give people here much to sing about, and when they do feel the urge to make music, even that can be risky. The generals who rule ...

Packed into a small fishing boat, Ngun "Abawi" King Bol faced a long and gruelling journey across treacherous seas for a better life in Australia after fleeing Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. With ...

With a flamboyant wardrobe and a diva’s voice, she’s seen as Myanmar’s Lady Gaga — a rare pop star in a country where years of isolation have left musicians reliant on borrowed foreign tunes. With a ...

The song was a cry against the living hell that descended upon the people of Myanmar since February 1st, when the military overthrew the country’s civilian government. It was also a song of solidarity ...

YANGON, Myanmar—Despite an ongoing civil war and political instability, young Japanophiles of Myanmar sang their hearts out at Utacon 2025, a Japanese-music singing competition held here on March 2.