YANGON, Myanmar -- Imagine a game of “Name that Tune” with two metal heads as contestants. One is from Myanmar, a Southeast Asian nation still shaking off totalitarian rule. The other is from Florida.

Myanmar's version of Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On - and other copysongs One of Myanmar's most famous popstars Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein stands at the bow of a ship, her arms aloft. She's belting out ...

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 popular Burmese rock band Iron Cross is using music to challenge the nation's infamously repressive regime. Writer and radio producer Scott Carrier recently visited Burma, and he reports that in ...

One of Myanmar's most famous popstars Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein stands at the bow of a ship, her arms aloft. She's belting out one of pop culture's most unforgettable, some would say unforgiveable melodies ...