What inspired her to write the song & what is the background? "When I was like 5-years-old in India, I got to sing this nursery rhyme and win the first prize . I won a bucket, because they always give you prizes that are really, really useful for poor people at home. You'd get a bucket or a broom or a mat. So when I went home, I just always remembered this song . . . So when I tried to do a song, Richard X asked me if I knew any Tamil, and I was like, "Yeah, I speak fluent Tamil." And then I went in there with some ideas that I wanted to do something really … read more
What inspired her to write the song & what is the background? "When I was like 5-years-old in India, I got to sing this nursery rhyme and wi… read more
What inspired her to write the song & what is the background? "When I was like 5-years-old in India, I got to sing this nursery rhyme and win the first prize . I won a bucket, b… 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