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BURMA (also known as Myanmar) Myanmar/Burma: Music a vehicle for significant dissent Nine out of 12 songs on Thxa Soe's most recent album were banned by Burma's censorship board. Interview with Thxa Soe in the British newspaper The Guardian 26 April 2010 Myanmar/Burma: Exiled musicians publish album of protest songs A new album of satire, poetry and music produced by Burmese activists living in exile in India is aired around the world and smuggled into Burma 19 April 2010 Myanmar/Burma: Hip hop musician's third year in prison Burma's popular hip-hop artist Zayar Thaw serves his third year under detention in a prison at Kawthaung 07 April 2010 Myanmar/Burma: Ban on Western musical instruments Burma's Ministry of Culture has ordered the country's traditional Saing orchestras not to use Western musical instruments 06 January 2010 Myanmar/Burma: Two musicians arrested, another released after torture Singer Nyi Paing and songwriter Min Satta have reportedly been arrested by Burmese authorities, while the singer Htoo Htoo Chay has been released after torture 16 November 2009 Myanmar/Burma: Hip-hop artist released from prison On 6 January 2009, the Burmese military junta authorities released popular hip-hop singer Yan Yan Chan, who was arrested in April 2008 12 January 2009 Myanmar/Burma: Hip-hop performer sentenced to six years in prison Hip-hop star Zayar Thaw was sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Rangoon court on 20 November 2008 for his involvement in anti-regime protests 21 November 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Musican Win Maw sentenced to six years in prison Musician Win Maw received a sentence of six years imprisonment by a closed court in Rangoon’s Insein Prison on 11 November 2008, relatives reported 14 November 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Introduction to Burma's dangerous hip-hop scene An animated video by Scott Bateman and Edith Mirante. 12 August 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Interview with exiled musician Mun Awng Mun Awng is a musician who left Burma to make music freely and in hope of improving the political situation in his country 01 July 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Musician Win Maw arrested International PEN calls for immediate release of Burmese musician Win Maw, arrested in November 2007 and is said to be seriously ill as a result of torture in detention. 15 May 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Musicians are being arrested Two members of the controversial - and popular - Burmese hip-hop group Acid have been arrested, along with the lead guitarist in Shwe Thansin group 30 April 2008 Campaign: Urge for immediate release of Burmese musician Freemuse joins campaign supporting Win Maw, arrested on 27 November 2007. His arrest is thought to be part of the wider crackdown on pro-democracy activists. 25 April 2008 Myanmar/Burma: Flow of secret music files Exiled Burmese musicians develop alternative communication channels, and their music is being smuggled across borders and distributed secretly within Burma via the internet 27 September 2007 Myanmar/Burma: Musical satire banned by authorities Authorities have banned a video compact disc depicting a traditional performance on the grounds that some of the content is critical of the military government 30 November 2006 Myanmar/Burma: Music under siege Music provides a rallying point for the masses during political upheavals in Burma. An excerpt from the book 'Shoot the Singer': Chapter 6 28 October 2005 Aung Zaw: Music censorship in Myanmar / Burma Video interview with journalist Aung Zaw about music censorship in Myanmar/Burma. Recorded in April 2004 26 October 2004 Myanmar/Burma: Conscripted for Karaoke Promoting the Burmese governments National Convention, three famous singers are singing a jingle on tv — but news indicate that they were conscripted into singing and possibly blackmailed by authorities 14 June 2004 Shoot the Singer! Book 'Shoot the Singer! Music Censorship Today' is the first worldwide presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship 25 May 2004