M I A

M.I.A. by its real name Mathangi Arulpragasam is an artist touching all British of Sri Lankan origin. The one who discovered music in the 1980s, thanks to radios from nearby apartments, first became interested in dancehall and hip-hop, she identified herself with artists such as Public Enemy and MC Shan, then with more punk sounds like The Slits, Malcolm McLaren or The Clash. In 2001, while she was shooting with Elastica for whom she made video documents, she met Peaches, who initiated her and encouraged her to create her own music, which she did. Two years and a few demo titles later, M.I.A. offered his very first single, Galang was pressed to 500 copies by the label Showbiz Records. The basics of the musical identity of the young musician are there, a hip-hop song on an electro atmosphere tinted with jungle, dancehall and world music. Its popularity, which spreads rapidly from the underground of nightclubs, to fashion shows, calls XL Recordings who signs it. This resulted in Arular in 2005, for the occasion M.I.A. surrounded by various producers such as Diplo (Major Lazer), Cavemen and Richard X , this first album appearing in the Charts in the four corners of the planet, he soon reached the ears of Universal who hired the artist on his label Interscope for the US market. In the meantime she starts to work on a successor to Arular , inspired by stays in India, Jamaica, Australia, Liberia or Trinity, Kala worn by the singles Bird Flu , Boyz , Jimmy and Paper Planes released in August 2007, is described by the lady more feminine than her predecessor; The names of his first two opus refer to his parents' first names. Despite her growing popularity at each release, M.I.A. does not hesitate to take time to compose, it is in 2010 that her third mischief disembarks, Maya stylized in /\/\ /\ Y /\ (contraction of her surname and first name), is a schizophrenic album in which she evokes the period during which she was unable to live in Los Angeles, the hand placed by Google on internet information, and political themes. Any proportion kept /\/\ /\ Y /\ sometimes tends towards more "rock" sounds, especially on Meds and Feds, the result of a collaboration with Derek E. Miller of the noise duo Sleigh Bells. In 2013, M.I.A. is back in business with a fourth baby at Roc Nation, the one whose title is none other than his first name, is promoted by the single Bad Girls whose video is directed by Romain Gavras, Matangi is considered by many as good but lazy by the lack of innovation, the artist relying here on his achievements; Note that his collaboration with the Jay-Z label lasted just one year.
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