Rangoon Underground
2011
Photography, Documentary, Hip-Hop
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is more famous for its political situation than for its underground hip-hop culture. Yet, the capital Rangoon is home to hundreds of rap groups and graffiti crews and the burmese alternative community is probably one of the most dynamic in Asia. I had the chance to visit Rangoon in june 2010 to meet some of the leading members of the local underground scene, presented here in a selection of portraits showing a different face of a country that only gets little exposure to the outside world.
Right-D, rapper and producer from the group LSD Hood, in his house in Rangoon.
Groupies at a local hip-hop concert, Rangoon.
Rappers from the group LSD Hood in a graffitied staircase, Rangoon.
G-tone, rapper and producer from the group Cyclone, here in his house in Kyi Myint Daing township, Rangoon
MHA (Myanmar Hip-Hop Association), tattooed on the chest of G-tone.
Clown, graffiti artist, looking at a friend's sketchbook.
Urban train passing in Kyi Myint Daing township, Rangoon
Ko Gyi Kyaw, known as KGK, is one of the main hip-hop producers in Myanmar.
J-me, local hip-hop star, during a recording session at the Dream Studio, Rangoon.
Anegga, founder of the group Acid, is considered the father of hip-hop in Myanmar.
Rangoon, Myanmar.
Yan Yan Chan, ex-member of the group Acid, shortly after he got out of prison.
Thuta 'Aye' Ill, founder of the group Cyclone and graffiti crew YSA, here in his house in Rangoon.
The group LSD Hood on stage, Rangoon.
Anonymous smoking a local cigar with friends.
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