Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar — U Tin cut his teeth as a musician playing Burmese folk songs for silent movies, which in this time warp of a country remained popular well into the 1950s. The ...

Outside a makeshift church high in the mountains of Kachin state, northern Myanmar, 30 brides fuss with their dresses, fix each other's makeup and wait for the opening bars of Richard Wagner's ...

Before Burmese refugees come to the U.S., they hold camp on the Burma-Thailand border. There are signs with pictures of hamburgers, Santa Claus and Joshua Tree National Park. It's sort of a ...

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 ...

Released in 2000, Sa Tin Chin, or Beginning, by Acid, was Myanmar’s first hip hop album and dealt with the challenges of everyday life in the country in a way rarely touched on in other Burmese music.

After coming to the U.S., many Burmese refugees try to preserve their culture and music with traditional instruments and dance. Most of these... Burmese Refugees Preserve Culture Through Music Before ...