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Old 1st July 2008, 09:10 PM
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Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 17 July 1977) is a British vocalist, record producer, songwriter/composer and visual artist. She is a Tamilian of Sri Lankan descent. Best known by her stage name, M.I.A., 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.
ALBUMS:
  • Arular (2005)
  • Kala (2007)

She's an AMAZING artist. This music, when compared to pop, feels so raw, so alive. Her lyrics draw from her home country of Sri Lanka and global politics, a bit different from talking about getting it on and dancing in the club. Since her father is a terrorist, she is on the United States Homeland Security Watch list. She currently resides in Brooklyn, working on new material and DJing. For more info on her, actually quite interesting, life, search her up on Wikipedia. This kind of music needs to more popular.

Never heard of her? Check these songs out:

SINGLES:
Sunshowers (Great earthy jungle song)
Bucky Done Gun (Great in ya face beat)
Galang (Great turn it up "clap ya hands" song)
Bird Flu (A bit wierd at first listen, but great nonetheless)
Boyz (One of my favorites. Great song to see live or dance to, hip-hop style)
Jimmy (A throwback to disco with a modern twist. Used to promote Don't Mess With The Zohan in previews)
Paper Planes (Her most known song. ADDICTING AS HECK)

GREAT ALBUM - ONLY SONGS:
The whole Arular album (Amazon and 10 Dollar are my favs)
The whole Kala album (XR2 and World Town are my favs)
She also did a duet called Come Around, which is REALLY good, and one of her few songs about sex.

Yes, this thread is biased, but give her a shot. She's great! She writes all of her lyrics and has a (rather) large part in producing her songs!

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