Burma - More Subversive Radio

What did you think of our little trip to Bolivia? Yeah, we agree. We haven't had all that much luck with the South American stations.

OK, we've got a real treat for y'all today that Pinky's been working on for weeks. We're heading to Myanmar!!!!

is that corn on your flag or are you just happy to see us?

With the military junta attempting to control all information entering or leaving Burma, not much gets out. And, with a ban on nearly all foreign music, the stuff they do broadcast in the country is bizarre, especially the internationally popular songs covered in Burmese.


Want to hear a dictatorship-approved cover of Sugar Ray? We got it!


Apparently, the few radio stations in the country broadcast from 7am-9pm, and since they can't produce tons of material, the content is completely erratic, and needless to say, amazing!


This one is hilarious! It's the official website for the capital (which is down today - definitely check back later!), and apparently their web designer is a teenage girl on Myspace 5 years ago. Pinky likes the "Do's and Don'ts" section. You're supposed to be able to listen to live radio here, but we've never been able to get it to work. Apparently, the Burmese are waaaaaay into horoscopes, too. Maybe Ellen is Burmese deep down on the inside. She loves her horoscope, too! They're on all their government websites, which we find endearing.

Besides the language barrier, couldn't this have totally been a hit song in America in like 1998?

OK, here is today's radio station. We don't know much about it and have been doing some major research. But, from what we can piece together, this is a clandestine internet station run from inside Myanmar by a group of friends that really love music. There's a good bit of international music, which must be pretty tough to get in there... So, enjoy today's "top secret" radio station!

APYTZ Radio

Also, we found some Burmese artists that you can download. We love free!

Myanmar MP3

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