AUSTIN: Their first album was almost scuppered by US sanctions and they lack the money for all their instruments, but Myanmar rockers Side Effect have played the gig of their dreams in America helped by fans from around the world.
Facing everything from censored lyrics to tight restrictions on live gigs under the former junta, the band became the first from Myanmar to play the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas since their isolated country opened up following decades of military dictatorship.
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