M.I.A.’s second release Kala, has made Time Magazine’s top 10 albums of 2007!
In a short but sweet review by Josh Tyrangiel, M.I.A.’s sound is described almost more as an experience:
“Instead there are sweltering melodies forged from disco, reggae, rap and Bollywood as well as animal sounds, kiddie choruses, didgeridoos, bells, whistles, zooming cars and […]
Coverage of M.I.A.’s recent Baltimore show. Michael Byrne notices that Rye Rye has some serious talent and implies that M.I.A. phoned it in!
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M.I.A. was robbed by a 16-year-old local girl named Ryeisha Berrain. We know: unthinkable. It wasn’t a back-to-the-wall mugging, but more of a lose-sight-of-your-bag-and-it’s-gone sort, the type of thing that happens after […]
Here’s a recent article in Papermag.com about M.I.A.’s apparent disdain for the music industry and what it does to a person.
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Sometimes M.I.A. just doesn’t feel like it anymore. A fall tour through Australia found the underground agitator wondering whether making music was still right for her. Everyone’s entitled to an off day, but some of […]
In a rather odd critique of M.I.A.’s November 30th concert, Sarah Rodman observes a unique moment in the performance. She explains it was as though M.I.A.’s attempt to mingle with her crowd almost removed her own stage presence. This is sort of “World Music” in a nutshell isn’t it?
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M.I.A.’s rich cultural and political background is further profiled in this great article!
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When she debuted in 2005 with Arular, critics couldn’t get over the package: the brown doe eyes, the cover model looks, the bracingly danceable music–not to mention the lyrics about war, terror and poverty. Her name–Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, better known as the […]