August 21, 2006
Sneak a Peek at the new M.I.A. video
In what has to be one of the most anticipated upcoming music projects in ages, and for the same numerous reasons that made her debut CD, Arular, all the noise, Maya Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.), has gone back to the south of India (presumably somewhere in Tamil Nadu, where she also shot the Sunflowers video) to shoot her video for the upcoming single, Bird Flu ("BECAUSE THIS BEAT GON KILL EVERYONE!!") according to her myspace blog
She did not reveal who the track will be produced with though she did make some headlines back in May when she was rejected at American customs as she was planning to hit studio with Timbaland.
Interestingly enough, director Deepa Mehta, who, in making a controversial movie about India (Water), had her shoot disrupted by Hindu fundamentalists in India and then waited 4 years to resume shooting in Sri Lanka. Arulpragasam (a Sri Lankan Tamil) who makes very controversial music with all sorts of Tamil Tiger imagery and beyond elected not to shoot her videos in Sri Lanka but in, as mentioned, India.
Anyhow, check the extended entry for the pics and blog...
From M.I.A.'s myspace blog:
"GOT MY VANS ON, AND THEY LOOK LIKE SNEAKERS
OK OK OK IM ABOUT TO KICK THE DOORRR DOWN
WITH MY VANS ON
IM ABOUT TO PUT A SONG UP HERE CALLED "BIRD FLU"!!! h o t H O T baby bird flew into your building
AND THE PHOTOS ON MY PAGE ARE FROM THE VIDEO I DID OUT THERE IN A FISHING VILLAGE IN SOUTH COAST OF INDIA. THE VILLAGE WAS HIT BY A TSUNAMI, BUT THEY STILL WERE IN GOOD SHAPE!! WE PARCTICALLY MOVED THERE AND HAD THE CRAZIEST TIME GOING OUT FISHING EVERYDAY.
AND I ALWAYZ USED TO SAY THAT ONE DAY IM GONNA RUN AWAY AND MARRY A FISHERMAN AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND I THOUGHT DAMN I WAS CLOSE TO SEEING THE REALITY OF MY FOREVER PLAN B.
WE DISCOVERED AN AMAZING BOY WHO CAN OUT DANCE ANYTHING I VE ever SEEN. HE INVENTED ME THE BIRD FLU DANCE.
I CALLED THIS BIRD FLU BECAUSE THIS BEAT GON KILL EVERYONE!!
i love you all its GOOD TO BE BACK!!
WHAT THE GAME BEEN REALLY REALLY MISSIN"
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