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Talking about the singer/rapper here. And I don't mean her actual name (Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam) which isn't easy to pronounce.

I mean are you supposed to say the letters M...I...A separately. Or do you say Mia or Mya (Maya). Having an argument with a friend about it so just curious.

Manic_Skafe

As separate letters. Thus the dots between each letter.

And I wouldn't go so far as to call her a rapper.

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punkmusicfan21

indeed.

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blktour

EM EYE AY. is how I would say it.

roachboy

let her settle the pronunciation question:

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twistedmosaic

I want my 2:40 back.

M.I.A. says her name at the end though.

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roachboy

if i could have found something worse, i would've posted it.
trust me.

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Jinn

I don't know who MIA is, but after that story I really want to find out more about her.

I'm also a sucker for accents.

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Baraka_Guru

No, she's more like cross-genre dancehallish, electronica, etc.

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Charlatan

Wow. That clip was from The Hour on CBC.

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Church

Charlatan, I've always wondered and I'm sure you've said it but I've seen you drop little hints here and there that indicate you're at least from Toronto. Do you still live here?

Also, for anyone that hasn't heard her, here is her first single. Obviously not for everyone, but I at least found it catchy for some reason.





Interesting fact: Maya is the daughter of Arul Pragasam, leader of LTTE which is a violent militant terrorist organization. I saw it posted on a youtube link and I check it out.

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Martian

It's a mystery!

I didn't realize there was any subtlety involved.

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Church

Okay, I may have lied a little. I've only really started noticing in the past few weeks. I keep thinking hes from Toronto, then I notice him say something that makes me think otherwise, but I never really thought it was my place to ask since he chose not to say in his profile.

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Shauk

not my type of music at all, wow, I dare say it's bad. really bad.

Baraka_Guru

Chacun à son goût, mon ami.

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Shauk

yeah what do I know, i've never been influenced by marketing when it comes to my musical preference :\

Jinn

That's a bit niave. Everyone is affected by marketing, whether they acknowledge it or not.

"Ba ba ba ba bah... I'm lovin' it!" ring a bell?

Also, I really liked your Electrobug in some other thread, I just didn't reply. My favorite yet.

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Tuft

I say both EM AYE EH and Mia, depending on how lazy I'm feeling.

Of course everyone is affected by marketing, but it doesn't necessarily influence someone's musical taste. People don't have to watch TV, listen to the radio, or read pop critic's opining about the latest album. I think that it's possible to expand your taste in music given all of the resources the Internet provides, and to avoid direct influence of marketing or the industry. It's inadvertent that someone is influenced by marketing (I can like an album a friend told me about who likes the album because of a review or from hearing a song in an advert) just because money is so pervasive, but I think it's possible to avoid direct effects.

Manic_Skafe

Tuft, to be conscious to be influenced. Music is no exception.

And I'm surprised Shauk that you aren't in to her music at all.

I've heard a million different electronica artists already mix and incorporate a few of her songs in to their sets and mixes. None better than Sports mix of her "Birdflu" into their latest mix "I'm Hungry". If you like what's on their myspace then I'll send you the full mix.

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little_tippler

I've heard of her, she sings in a single of a portuguese band, Buraka Som Sistema.

They basically make a type of Kuduro music that is very electronic based (Kuduro is an Angolan type of music and dance).

I thought I'd post the video because the dancing is so weird it's impossible not to be curious! It's like a whole other world...

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