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M.I.A. (rapper)
British rapper (born 1975)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி 'மாயா' அருள்பிரகாசம்; born 18 July 1975), known professionally as M.I.A. (Tamil: எம்.ஐ.ஏ.; an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper, record producer, songwriter and singer. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with electronic instruments and samples.
Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. As a child, she experienced displacement caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War, which made the family return to London as refugees when M.I.A. was 11 years old; the war had a defining influence on M.I.A.'s artistry. She started out as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. One of the first acts to come to public attention through the Internet,[2] she saw early fame as an underground artist in early 2004 with her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang".
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Benji B
Check, check one, two. How is everyone feeling today? Please make a lot of noise to welcome the one and only M.I.A.
[applause]
How are you feeling?
M.I.A.
Really hungover, but bear with me, I’ll have some Red Bull and hopefully feel better.
Benji B
Where have you come from?
M.I.A.
New York, I just did two shows at Terminal 5 in New York City and just flew in now. I have a show tonight, obviously, so I’m a little bit hungover.
Benji B
You’re massive in New York right now.
M.I.A.
I’ve just kicked off a tour, I’m touring ‘til December and it’s the start of a new set I’ve made. I use the Leema machine.
Benji B
What’s that?
M.I.A.
It’s a sync machine, so you do videos and samples and you can trigger stuff. It’s got a touch screen, so you can do effects and stuff like that, so it’s simplifying the show but complicating it a little bit. It’s a little bit more than a DJ and I have control over the visuals, which is cool. These are the first two shows with this new set-up.
Benji B
So we’re going to see it tonigh
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Biography
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. is a British rapper, singer, record producer, and activist. M.I.A.'s songs are marked with evocative political and philosophical commentary. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop, and world music with eclectic instruments and samples.
Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. By the time Maya was 11 her she was forced out of Sri Lanka due to the brutality of the the Sri Lankan Civil War, where she found herself living back in London. M.I.A. began her career in 2000 as a visual artist, filmmaker, and designer in West London before beginning her recording career in 2002. She was one of the first acts to come to public attention through the Internet, and rose to prominence in early 2004 for her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang".
M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular (2005) and Kala (2007), received widespread critical acclaim for their experimentation with
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