M.I.A. "Kala" 2025-08-15 Many tracks start or end

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peaking atop the charts of 40 countries and selling more than five million copies worldwide

'West End Riot' and the US-only single 'Trapped'

reflective and ultimately redemptive

we just kept mining

M.I.A. "Kala" 2025-08-15 Many tracks start or endFor an album that proudly flaunted tin can production, indecipherable South London slang, and lyrical nods to suicide bombers, it brought the woman who records under the name M. I. A. unexpected mainstream successshe followed its release by touring North America with Gwen Stefani and recording with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, while the single "Galang" made its way into a car commercial. Kala (the first release was named after her freedom fighting