M.I.A
Some, some, some, some I murder
Some I let go
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Introducing M.I.A
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 17 July, 1977), better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British vocalist, record producer, songwriter/composer and visual artist. She is a Tamilian of Sri Lankan descent. Her work in music often features a range of elements of genres.
An accomplished visual artist by 2002, M.I.A. came to prominence in early 2004 through file-sharing of her singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" on the Internet. In 2005, her debut album, Arular, was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007.
M.I.A Singles and EP Discography
Sunshowers (2004)
Galang (2004)
Bucky Done Gun (2005)
Galang '05 (2005)
Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP (2005)
Boyz (2007)
Boyz EP (2007)
Jimmy (2007)
Paper Planes (2007)
Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes) - EP (2008)
Album Discography
Kala (2007)
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M.I.A Videos
M.I.A In Her Own Words
'As an artist, most of the work that I rate is in my sketchbook. The way people always view making an album in the music industry is so sterile-- I wanted to make a really sketchy, mad thing come together.'
'At school, they sent me off with the special-needs people-- that's how I learned English. For the first couple of years, I didn't feel integrated into anything, cause I was always that weird kid who gets put into a van and goes somewhere else for four hours a day.'
'When Lauryn Hill got really big with the Fugees, apparently she turned around and said, "I don't make music for white people." I feel the opposite, 'cause it is about communicating. I want to talk about where I fit it on this planet.'
'.... the last time I lived in India as a kid was totally different it was the hardest part of my life, when we lived there for a year-and-a-half: people were dying of typhoid, we were drinking loads of contaminated water, we had no medicine, I had no hair and scabs all over my head.'
' I could've been rolling in a Bentley looking glamorous. But I just couldn't, 'cos there's just not many people going to be tough enough to stick their head out. Even if it's wrong or right, the point is you've just knocked down a couple of extra walls and made something else happen. There's got to be something in being true to yourself.'
M.I.A's Blog
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