G-Tone performs at a Full Stop show at the Clubhouse in Kandwgyi Palace Hotel in 2018. (Supplied: Full Stop)
G Tone performs at the Clubhouse in Kandwgyi Palace Hotel in 2018. (Hae Thaw Htet)

Fighting the power? Myanmar hip hop loses its political voice

Successive generations of Myanmar hip hop have pushed back against a repressive government and a conservative culture – at least, until the National League for Democracy came to power.

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