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Even before M.I.A. (Maya Arulpragasam) debuted in 2005 with ARULAR, the blogosphere was already abuzz about her, engaging in the kind of discourse normally reserved for academic dissertations. Whether hailed as a canny postmodern pastiche or dismissed as inauthentic cultural pirating, the music, a lively pan-global mash-up of regional dance music styles, seemed to be emanating simultaneously from every ghetto, favela, and council-flat within earshot. As if to call out her detractors, M.I.A. returns for another shot of explosive, politically charged and globally conscious dance music on her second album, KALA.

Lacking the patchwork quality of the debut, KALA is a more cohesive and polished affair, though it matches its predecessor for shear visceral thrills. Recorded across several different continents, and featuring the production talents of Timbaland, Switch, and Blaqstarr, as well as longstanding collaborator Diplo, the globetrotting beat makers mine sources as varied as funk carioca, Baltimore bounce, and the occasional ludicrously placed sound-effect (a squawking chicken). The gloriously bombastic lead single, "Boyz," kicks off the party with a blaring horn loop, carnival percussion, and a stuttering Bollywood vocal sample, while M.I.A. merrily chants the chorus in her sing-song faux patois. The twittering, beat-heavy "Bird Flu" sounds a bit like what you might expect--jagged beats create syncopated poly-rhythms, while birds chirp feverishly against Arulpragasam's bratty invective. But the irreverent cultural re-appropriation doesn't stop at her borrowing from the third world; clever nods to the Clash, New Order, and even Jonathan Richman appear in unexpected and cheeky combinations, offering further proof that M.I.A.'s potent cross-cultural grab bag is as sonically audacious as ever.

The album was first an idea that Producer and saxophonist had to produce a Holiday CD for his mom, Christine Davis. Then there were a couple of songs that was going to feature his remarkable niece and "Label Artist", Chynna. Then there were more ideas of duets with family members. 5 out of 6 of Christine and Bobby's children are featured on the CD. There are 5 out of 6 grandchildren also featured on the recording. The songs chosen and performed are a beautiful match and perfect ingredient to a wonderful Holiday delight! The producer, David Davis (Christine's 4th production) has traveled internationally and have recorded for over 10 years professionally. He has 8 solo Cd's under his belt already. Christine Davis is a Co Pastor, Songwriter and author that has been ministering in churches and in music for over 40 years. "My mom was my first musical influence and idol. I used to watch her play the piano and organ at the house in awe. The sound that was coming from the instrument and her voice made me feel soooo good. I never wanted it to stop". I found out later after being a musician that she named me after an organist and prayed over her belly when pregnant with me to ask God to make me a musician. It freaked me out at first when she told me, but after while it helped me realize why I loved and understood music and sounds so much. All of the Davis' are talented and gifted. There is a special power and presence that a person feels when they are in the same room together, much less on a recorded piece of history making music.

Audio Mixers: Switch; Mark "Spike" Stent.

Photographers: M.I.A. ; Liz Johnson Artur; Michael Kamber; Janette Beckman.

Personnel: DJ Ability (scratches); The Wilcannia Mob.

Additional personnel: Afrikan Boy, Timbaland.

Rolling Stone (p.65) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's heavier, noisier, more jagged....KALA strikes deep....A riot of human, musical and mechanical sounds bubbles underneath these tracks."
Rolling Stone (p.107) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "M.I.A.'s second album was an international block party with a sonic imagination nobody could match all year."
Spin (p.127) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "M.I.A.'s border-crossing dance pop is a revolutionary manifesto set the victory party vibe of the future."
Entertainment Weekly (p.133) - "KALA is propelled by genuinely stellar moments: the manic thrall of 'Jimmy,' the ferocious gunshot-chorused 'Paper Planes.'" -- Grade: B
Uncut (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] head-spinning equatorial dash....She twangs the boundaries of taste both lyrically and musically. But a knockout's a knockout..."
The Wire (p.57) - "She has kept her globetrotting spirit intact in later years -- for Kala she's harvested inspiration and sounds from streets on every continent."
The Wire (p.37) - Ranked #8 in The Wire's "Top Ten Records of the Year 2007" -- "[The] album saw her in transcontinental globetrotting mode in search of the tribal beats, engine sounds and local pop samples mishmashed into KALA."
Q (Magazine) (p.76) - Ranked #34 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "[H]ip hop by way of Africa, the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent..."

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Rap, Electronica, Alternative, Dance
Label XL / Interscope
Orig Year 2007
All Time Product Rank 5,135
CD Universe Part number 7483225
Catalog number 000965902
Discs 1
Release Date Aug 21, 2007
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Timbaland; M.I.A.; Switch; Timbaland; Switch; Diplo; Morganics; M.I.A.
Engineer Larry 'Live' Lyons; Marty Green
Recording Time 47 minutes
Personnel D.J. Ability - scratches
The Wilcannia Mob

Also: Timbaland, Afrikan Boy
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1Bamboo Banga
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2Bird Flu
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3:22 $1.29
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3Boyz
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4Jimmy
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5Hussel
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6Mango Pickle Down River
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720 Dollar
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8World Town
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9Turn
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10Xr2
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11Paper Planes
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12Come Around
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3 stars All I Wanna do is...
You know I found out that the guns and the register in Paper planes is from that one 90's song "All I wanna do is the zoom zoom zoom and the boom boom... just shake ya rump." I love that. anyway great CD. I Really loved the ARULAR CD but this one is even better.
Submitted by Ashley not a raver (chitown, ill)
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1 star fake rap
watered down crappy noise not even real music don't waste your time life is too short
Submitted by youngballa_88 (kansas city kansas)
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5 stars raw. original. fresh.
M.I.A. is hot. shes different and original and her lyrics are amazing. like someone else said, its a breath of fresh air to your earlobes. lets just hope she doesnt get overplayed like other artists. peace.
Submitted by california.doll (L.A. - ca)
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5 stars amazing
its just amazing this is probably one of the few albums that people can listen to every single song without becoming tired a bored album
Submitted by redfacechi (Wilmington, NC, USA)
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5 stars All I Wanna Do Is Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! And KAA-CHING!!!
I've had Kala on repeat for a week! There are a great variety of world, and musical influences being effectively utilized on this record. I especially like the influence and use of elements from the Clash song "Straight To Hell" in "Paper Planes," and the song "Where Is My Mind" on "20 Dollar." And by the way, the gunshots and cash register sounds on the chorus of "Paper Planes" is one of the BEST moments of the record. This...is hip-hop.
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