Background Information "I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people's faces to get ahead. And I wondered what that was doing to - like, in Sri Lanka, sexuality is a whole other ballgame, you know what I mean? And it's so naive and it's so basic, and people have no outlet for meeting people and young people don't have anywhere to hang and stuff, and so when you get on the bus, you can really feel the tension between boys and girls - that's th… read more
Background Information "I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you reall… read more
Background Information "I was thinking about , and I felt like, you know, it was just so in your face all the time, and being a woman, you really have to use it and put it in people… read more
There are five known artists under this name: 1. 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 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.” references both her London neighborhood (Acton) and her politically tumultuous youth. Her style contains elements of hip-hop, reggae… read more
There are five known artists under this name: 1. 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 descent.… read more
There are five known artists under this name: 1. 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 descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their … read more