M.I.A. on Making Kala, Global Bass and Free Speech | Red Bull Music Academy

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From the moment Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam began her music career in the early 2000s, she cut a singular figure.
In this lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, M.I.A detailed the experiences and journeys that fueled Kala, global bass and the politics of free speech.
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Born in England in a Sri Lankan Tamil family, she started as a visual artist and was encouraged to experiment with her own music by Peaches. The result was M.I.A, a blend of rap, visual arts, dance music and politics that was distinctively of the era yet also prophetic of how popular music would change by the end of the decade.
Her first two albums, 2005’s Arular and its follow up Kala two years later, featured production from Diplo, Switch and Sheffield’s Cavemen, who helped M.I.A craft a sound capable of appealing to both the clubs and the charts and turn her into a global icon. She released another three albums subsequently and continues to tour, provoke and influence.
TOPICS:
06:18 - Meeting AR Rahman
16:09 - Dave Switch
25:52 - London in ’92
32:44 - Political music
36:23 - Sri Lanka
42:22 - “Galang”
MUSIC:
05:17 - AR Rahman - unknown
10:08 - M.I.A. - “Bird Flu” • MIA BIRDFLU
16:02 - M.I.A. - “Pull Up The People” • MIA - Pull Up The People
21:20 - M.I.A. - “20 Dollar” • M.I.A. - 20 Dollar
25:30 - Genaside II - “Narra Mine” • Genaside II - Narra Mine
42:20 - M.I.A. - “Galang” • M.I.A. - Galang
51:08 - M.I.A. - “Far Far” • Far Far - M.I.A.
52:35 - unknown
54:04 - DJ Znobia - unknown
54:59 - unknown
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I was playing around on a energy task/quest and I killed the monster Fox because if you look at the top of a Red Bull it looks like a fox standing up like monster look being or whatever playing around 🦊

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REDBULL GOING BRAZY RN DROPPING THE ARCHIVE

[@rustyhornzinstrumentalist-7596]

Always Thought She Was Cute, Don't Really Know Her Music But The Paper Plane Song.

[@alsitair]

you should listen to the rest of the album Kala, it’s amazing

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@@alsitair Maybe I'll Do That. Thanx, 4 The Recommendation.

[@KZA518]

A lot her her music is pretty good or has good or interesting subject matter lyrically and really alt

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music genius

[@swordis45]

Love her mind frame. Great talent

[@foolishsamurai]

i came here for a casual watch of this video, 5 mins later i get A.R.Rahman. hahaha .so good xD. The A.R.Rahman song is Ottagathai Kettiko - Gentleman

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I was looking for that track! Thanks you very much! 🙂

[@samuellong6984]

Mia is a diamond in a pile of rocks she gust glistens and stands out my rap idol want to see her at one of her appearances whether radio interviews or concerts I think about her constantly 🥰💃🏽🎼🔦🥇🥂

[@Jpviana]

I love it

[@ironykills7101]

Lol we can say anything we want ..unless its the truth....but thiz guy right herrrr is gonna have nikki say im speacial ed and then i have an excuse to say watever the f i want..😂😂😂..haha censorship i have a med condition cant f with me ..and were is my handicap parking deal thing i should be allowed one those 2 😂..❤thank u nikki and love to all ya people ..miss mia be carefull out there .all u be carefull..

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Yeeeeeeah!!!

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what is the interviewer’s name?

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Benji B

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M.E.3

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the guy at 6:10 spot on, on time

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Namaste