Mindfvck

The album closer on "Kala" explores the running theme of M.I.A projection of diverse cultures on a worldwide scale. On here collaborating with Timbaland for a guest verse, M.I.A. continues her genre blending sound with sampled folk intro from Shamur’s dance hit “Let the Music Play”, with a verse further exploring the contradictions of mixed culture’s put together on a single piece of art and eventually concluding the album. Read more on Last.fm.

Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam also known as M.I.A., (born 18 July 1975 in Hounslow, London, U.K.) is a British artist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Civil War escalated the rest of the family was forced to flee as refugees, first to India and then the UK. “M.I.A.” [“Missing In Action”] references both her London neighborhood (Acton) and her politically tumultuous youth. Her style contains elements of hip-hop, reggae, alternative, dance hall, electro and baile funk and is strongly inspired by her Sri Lankan background. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.