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01. Various Artists - Tatmadaw Army Song
02. Various Artists - National Objectives
03. Various Artists - Mr. Radio (Playboy Group)
04. Various Artists - Commercial For "American Vision"
05. Various Artists - Male Announcer
06. Various Artists - Bells
07. Various Artists - Classical Music (Female Vocal #11)
08. Various Artists - National News In Brief
09. Various Artists - Fighting & Drums
10. Various Artists - How Many Cheeks Have You Kissed? (Mawrs)
11. Various Artists - Commercial For Jewelry Shop
12. Various Artists - Commercial For New Album Releases
13. Various Artists - Classical Music (Male Vocal #5)
14. Various Artists - Classic Rock-Country Oldie
15. Various Artists - You Are Listening To Radio Myanmar
16. Various Artists - Female Vocal Ballad
17. Various Artists - Tribal Drums & Male Vocal
18. Various Artists - Classical Music Group
19. Various Artists - Weather/English Objectives
20. Various Artists - Pop Music (Tin Tin OO)
21. Various Artists - Female DJ
22. Various Artists - Music Bumper/English Radio ID
23. Various Artists - Harmony Time
24. Various Artists - Pop Music (Male Vocal)
25. Various Artists - Win OO (Vocal Song #1)
26. Various Artists - Win OO (Vocal Song #2)
27. Various Artists - Tag Horn and Drum/Radio ID
28. Various Artists - English News
29. Various Artists - National Song (Ethnic Communities United)
30. Various Artists - Rock Song
31. Various Artists - Pop Music (Playboy Thein Than)
32. Various Artists - Commercial For Heart Medicine
33. Various Artists - Commercial For "CD FM Radio"
34. Various Artists - Commercial For Karaoke VCD
35. Various Artists - Avril Lavigne Copy Song
36. Various Artists - Human Rights
37. Various Artists - Pop Music (Htar)
38. Various Artists - Drum and Horn (Intro To The News)
39. Various Artists - Classical Music Female Vocal #6
40. Various Artists - Commercial For Kids Cough Medicine
41. Various Artists - Burmese Objectives Part 1
42. Various Artists - Burmese Objectives Part 2
43. Various Artists - Commercial For Pain Ointment
44. Various Artists - Sontawmying (Playboy Thein Than)
ARTIST
TITLE
Radio Myanmar (Burma)
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SF 044CD SF 044CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/11/2016

2016 repress. Originally released in 2008. The Union Solidarity & Development Association (USDA) has grown to become one of the most pervasive organizations in Burma, claiming over 22 million members (nearly half the country's population). Very little is known of the USDA to the outside world, but it has become embedded throughout the social infrastructure of the state. Its widely-published statutes expressing the importance of state sovereignty and public solidarity can be found in all mediums throughout the country: newspapers, television, billboards and radio broadcasts. Known as the "Three Main National Causes," "Four-Point People's Desire," "Seven Point Road to Democracy," and "Twelve Political, Economic and Social Objectives," each broadcast day begins with their recitation. Most of the recordings featured in this radio collection were captured in Yangon during March and April of 2007. With the authorities attempting to control all information coming into or leaving the state, the world rarely catches a glimpse inside Burma. This is a special opportunity for listeners to delve behind the headlines and into the airwaves; to hear for themselves the sounds, rhythms, and voices of urban Burma's radio experience, unfiltered by the international press or state-spokesmen. Myanmar's Voice broadcasts nearly 24 hours a day across much of the country, playing an assortment of Burmese classics; USDA pledges; and recitations of articles published by the state-run The New Light of Myanmar Times. Due in part to the near-blackout of all foreign music on state airwaves, the few FM stations that do exist in Yangon and Bago divisions, transmit a rather bizarre assortment of music from 7am to 9pm: synth ballads, hip-hop jingles, and internationally popular songs re-recorded in Burmese. This release also features assorted tracks recorded between 1994-2002, highlighting many wonderfully strange and beautiful pop, folk, and classical music styles. There are vast resources easily available to anyone interested in learning more about Burma or the USDA; this recording is simply intended to showcase the extraordinary sounds rarely heard beyond its borders. Recorded, assembled and sequenced by Geoff Hawryluk and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls).