| Kala | 
 enlarge | List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $6.15
You Save: $3.83 (38%)
Buy New/Used from $6.14
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 71 reviews)
Sales Rank: 407
Category: Music
Publisher: Interscope Records
Studio: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Label: Interscope Records
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000965902
UPC: 602517425651
EAN: 0602517425651
ASIN: B000TJ6CM2
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Tracks:
| • | Bamboo Banga | | • | Birdflu | | • | Boyz | | • | Jimmy | | • | Hussel | | • | Mango Pickle Down River | | • | 20 Dollar | | • | World Town | | • | The Turn | | • | XR2 | | • | Paper Planes | | • | Come Around |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Maya Arulpragasam, the British-based daughter of Sri Lankan refugees, delivered one of 2005's eye-popping debuts, Arular. For 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 success--she 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 father, this one after her mother) throws Arulpragasam's newfound pop credentials into the bustle of Bollywood rhythms, police sirens, 8-bit dancehall beats, Third World car horns, and street singers. Recorded across several continents, it presents a far more dynamic listening experience than her first album, especially with tracks like "Bamboo Banga," "Jimmy," and "Paper Planes." It's no less exhausting, though. What with the New Order sample, Timbaland cameo, and gunshot sound effects, there isn't a moment when it doesn't feel like you've unintentionally invited an entire carnival into your home. --Aidin Vaziri
Album Description
THIS CD FEATURES A FREE RINGTONE AND MOBILE PHONE WALLPAPER (see insert for details) M.I.A. is hailed as one of the most freshly creative artists to hit the scene, paving the way for fierce and adventurous females to break the mold. With KALA, she pulls even more globe-trekking, and genre bending into her musical mix. Recorded in India, Trinidad, Australia, London, New York and Baltimore, M.I.A. has crafted an international sound that is as excitingly undefineable as it is infectious. The first single from KALA, "Boyz" was just listed at #1 Rolling Stone's Hot List, and #1 song of the Month in Blender magazine! "Electrifying" - The New York Times
Album Description
M.I.A. is UK singer/rapper Maya Arulpragasam. Her 2005 debut album Arular unleashed her devastating dislocated beats, pounding basslines and chant-along vocals. M.I.A.'s unparalleled mongrel mix of hip-hop, ragga, dancehall, electro and punk saw Arular garner praise from far and wide, including being short listed for the Mercury Music Prize. In the USA M.I.A. signed with Interscope and hit the road opening for Gwen Stefani. M.I.A. is now set to release her second studio album, Kala. Amazing talent join forces with her on the new album, including Diplo, Timbaland, DJ Blaqstarr, Three 6 Mafia and producer, Switch.
Album Details
2007 Follow Up Album to "Arular" was Recorded in Several Countries with Producers that Include M.i.a., Switch, Diplo and Timbaland and Three Six Mafia on Two Songs for her Next Album. Three Tracks, "xr2" and the Album Skit "20 Dollar" (Which the Fans Titled "Talk About Moi") and "Bird Flu" Premiered on her Myspace and Fan Forum Site. Includes Contributions from Blaqstarr, Diplo and Timbaland.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 66 more reviews...
Fresh, new, invigorating June 5, 2008
This cd is great. It's fresh, new, invigorating, original, and fun. Personally, I love it for upbeat workout music. If you like M.I.A., check out Santogold as well.
 Crappy Beat Music May 28, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I hate that first of all, she had to sample The Clash and everytime they play her song on the radio, I think it is The Clash.
This is really nothing more than crappy beat music. People seem to rave about it and I cannot understand why. The lyrics are not great, the background music is not original or anything.
I am a huge music fan and historian, and MIA is one of the most overrated artists of the new age. I respect her and her art, but just because you love music does not mean you can make it worth a darn. I am living proof of that. Haha.
 superlative hooks May 19, 2008
Outrageous genius. The catchiest dance album I've heard in five years. This is one of those "something new" moments in music that come along only once in a long while but change everything once they do.
Slick! May 12, 2008
This artist is from Sri Lanka, and she's got a serious groove! Interesting twists with her beats, but nothing complex. Very catchy, but lyrics are real. Good imagery, good flow, uses diverse instruments. Definitive! A good buy!
M.I.A is the Future May 12, 2008
From the minute I heard Galang I knew I had touched upon something groundbreaking, fresh, and inspiring. Kala is a sleeker more polished extension of the genius M.I.A displays on Arular.
I get mixed reviews when I share this music with people...people either love it or hate it. I believe the people that hate it so vehemently or don't get it can't easily put it into a category and therefore dismiss it. Some of the ignorance about M.I.A on this board confuses me. Her success can't all be attributed to "great production" as she produced most of her first album in her bedroom!! Also, she is an incredible lyricist and poet who uses repetition, abstract images, and mixes nonsense with meaning quite eloquently. A lot of negative reviews on this board tend to be full of empty criticality - "i don't get it" or "it's repetitive" or "she's not good". A third grader could write something more personally reflective and soulful. Don't hate on M.I.A just because you don't care for her - we should be respecting young people who are willing to cross-genres and break boundaries...it takes a lot of courage!
|
|
|
