In Post-Coup Myanmar, Yangon’s Underground Is Home to the Most Vibrant Techno Raves

In Post-Coup Myanmar, Yangon’s Underground Is Home to the Most Vibrant Techno Raves

When KOSO returned to his hometown of Yangon in Myanmar last February, the city looked very different from what he expected. Two years had passed since the military coup that deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and replaced her with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, plunging the Myanmar capital into waves of protests and repression, worsening an economic recession spearheaded by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the London-based guitarist found that…