Maung Ko Ko was born on 12 November 1928 to parents U Ba Thin and Daw Phwar Thein in Bogale, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma.
Ko Ko led a group of film and music artists as a musical movement to perform at the signing ceremony of the Sino-Burmese border in 1960 in Beijing, China.
From 1994 to 2000 he traveled to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to lead a group of Tini artists group formed by Mingun Sayadaw to carry out missionary work for Propagation of the Dharma.
He gave a lectures on Burmese music at the University of Cologne in Germany, which was broadcast on the German radio station D.W.
He also wrote articles of music and Anyeint drama in daily newspapers and monthly magazines.
He was member of the Music Censorship Board of the Myanmar Television and Broadcasting Department.
He nurtured and trained the National-Symphony Orchestra and served as a leader of composing music.
He also composed "8 victories of Buddha" and "Goodwill" songs for Myanmar Radio and Television.