M.I.A.

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Styles: Club/Dance, Alternative Dance, Dancehall, Hip-Hop
Biography: If you read a lot about new music on the Web, odds are pretty good that, at some point between the September 2004 release of "Galang" and the March 2005 release of Arular, you were struck with the urge to turn your computer off or maybe even heave it out of a nearby window. If you don't read a lot about ...Read full biography
Kala
Released: 2007
Label: XL
Critics' Rating:
Kala and Arular are similar in that they are both wildly vigorous and wholly enjoyable albums, generous with blunt-force beats, flurries of percussion, riotous vocals (with largely inconsequential lyrics), ...Read full review
Arular
Released: 2005
Label: Hi-Note Music UK
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A cursory listen to Arular makes one wonder how it could generate so much heated, in-depth talk, as it did well before its official release. This is very direct and physical party music, with lots of slang-filled ...Read full review
More M.I.A. albums: Main Albums (2), Singles & EPs (11)
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British guerrilla pop provocateur M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes," sampling the Clash, became a huge hit in...
M.I.A. attends the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009.
M.I.A. attends the Museum of Modern Art's Party in the Garden in New York on June 10, 2008.
M.I.A. performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 13, 2008.
M.I.A. performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 26, 2008.
MIA performs at the 2008 Coachella Festival. (Jackie Butler/Retna Ltd.)
M.I.A. performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 26, 2008.
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