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M.I.A.
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, known professionally as M.I.A., is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. 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 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, she saw early fame as an underground artist in early 2004 with her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang". M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular and Kala, received widespread critical acclaim for their fusion of hip hop, electronic, and world music influences. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Paper Planes
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Bad Girls
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Time Traveller
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The New International Sound (Pt. 2) (feat. GENER8ION)
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Borders E
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Albums

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M.I.7

2026
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/\/\ /\ Y /\ (Deluxe Edition)

2010
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Bucky Done Gun

2005
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MATA

2022
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/\/\ /\ Y /\

2010
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AIM (Deluxe)

2016
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Kala

2007
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Matangi

2013
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Arular

2005

Singles & EPs

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EVERYTHING

Single • 2026
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Up Inna (feat. BEAM, Cham & Alicai Harley)

Single • 2020
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Bring The Noize

Single • 2013
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Beep

Single • 2022
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P. O. W. A

Single • 2017
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Come Walk With Me

Single • 2013
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Popular

Single • 2022
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Matahdatah Scroll 01 "Broader Than A Border"

Single • 2015
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The One

Single • 2022
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M.I.A.'s Sexodus Re-Loaded With War (feat. War Syntaire)

Single • 2015

Videos

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Paper Planes Closed Captioned

M.I.A. • 354M views
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Bucky Done Gun Closed Captioned

M.I.A. • 17M views
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Bad Girls

M.I.A. • 77M views
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M.I.A. - SACRED HEART (FEAT. KALA) (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER)

M.I.A. • 765K views
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Double Bubble Trouble

M.I.A. • 4.5M views
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Paper Planes (Diplo Street Remix) (feat. Rich Boy & Bun B)

M.I.A. • 7.4M views
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Borders

M.I.A. • 31M views
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Galang Closed Captioned, Clean Version

M.I.A. • 10M views

Live performances

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Bamboo Banga

M.I.A. • 451K views

Featured on

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Christian Dance Music

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Playlist • YouTube Music
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All-Time Pumped-Up Hits

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Y2K Pop Party

Playlist • YouTube Music
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It Was A Good Day

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Coachella: Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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South Asian Underground

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Something in The Water 2023: The Lineup

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Acclaimed: Music Videos as Art

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Indie Sleaze

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by M.I.A.

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Official Videos

Playlist • M.I.A. • 344K views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • M.I.A. • 68K views
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M.I.7 ARTWORK

Playlist • M.I.A. • 7.3K views
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+ OHMNI MUSIC -

Playlist • M.I.A. • 1.3K views

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