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  • M.I.A. Retires From the Road 06/17/2008
  • M.I.A. Cancels European Run 06/11/2008
  • M.I.A. Pulls a Madonna 06/05/2008
  • M.I.A. Gets Engaged 06/02/2008
  • Coachella 2008: Surfer Sounds, Electro Thumps and Rock Titans 04/29/2008

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    M.I.A. a.k.a. Maya Arulpragasam Maya was born in Hounslow, London but spent little time there as, at only 6 months old, her parents moved the family back to their native Sri Lanka. Motivated by her fathers wish to support the Tamil efforts to win independence from the majority Sinhalese population, her father became politically known as Arular and was a founder member of EROS (th ...more

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