Maya Arulpragasam….famously known as M.I.A was born to Sri Lankan parents in London, England in 1975.
When Maya was about six months old, her family moved back to Sri Lanka; where Her father led a Tamil independence movement and was always on the move avoiding the Sri Lankan government.
Later she moved back to London and graduated from art school in the late 1990s; Maya then progressed onto being a graphic artist and film maker.
After this Maya made her way into the musical realm and released many songs and albums. Her stage name turned into M.I.A. Her music was heard globally along with ‘Paper Planes’ that reached the top 10 in most countries like the US.
“Paper Planes” from her 2007 album, Kala, is based on violence, racism and the stereotypical …show more content…
Some I some I let go.”
‘Paper Planes’ comes across as if M.I.A is glorifying violence; but instead it is a protest against widespread negative stereotypes about immigrants.
The character rapping in ‘Paper Planes’ is a fictional ‘thug’ representing racism about dark skinned foreigners supposedly menacing western …show more content…
Firstly it could be a metaphor for slipping across the border unnoticed.
Or the music video for the song shows the audience visuals of paper aeroplanes soaring in the Manhattan sky unnoticed, suggesting that they are souls of the socially invisible immigrants working there.
The song’s most noticeable feature is its general usage of ‘street slang’ throughout the entire song—which contributes to the song's edgy "gangsta" atmosphere.
As well the novelty sounds of four gunshots and a cash register kachinging is an example of an onomatopoeia adding to the gangsta vibe.
M.I.A with her hit single “Paper Planes” was very successful in getting her message and anger across to the world.
As she addressed world problems in the way immigrants are wrongly stereotyped as violent, racist and criminal.
M.I.A wrote a song of protest….not only to mock the border security but to inform our society what is happening all around us.
M.I.A is an inspiration to many; like myself. It is important to have your say and a viewpoint on different situations; standup for what you believe in!
When Maya was about six months old, her family moved back to Sri Lanka; where Her father led a Tamil independence movement and was always on the move avoiding the Sri Lankan government.
Later she moved back to London and graduated from art school in the late 1990s; Maya then progressed onto being a graphic artist and film maker.
After this Maya made her way into the musical realm and released many songs and albums. Her stage name turned into M.I.A. Her music was heard globally along with ‘Paper Planes’ that reached the top 10 in most countries like the US.
“Paper Planes” from her 2007 album, Kala, is based on violence, racism and the stereotypical …show more content…
Some I some I let go.”
‘Paper Planes’ comes across as if M.I.A is glorifying violence; but instead it is a protest against widespread negative stereotypes about immigrants.
The character rapping in ‘Paper Planes’ is a fictional ‘thug’ representing racism about dark skinned foreigners supposedly menacing western …show more content…
Firstly it could be a metaphor for slipping across the border unnoticed.
Or the music video for the song shows the audience visuals of paper aeroplanes soaring in the Manhattan sky unnoticed, suggesting that they are souls of the socially invisible immigrants working there.
The song’s most noticeable feature is its general usage of ‘street slang’ throughout the entire song—which contributes to the song's edgy "gangsta" atmosphere.
As well the novelty sounds of four gunshots and a cash register kachinging is an example of an onomatopoeia adding to the gangsta vibe.
M.I.A with her hit single “Paper Planes” was very successful in getting her message and anger across to the world.
As she addressed world problems in the way immigrants are wrongly stereotyped as violent, racist and criminal.
M.I.A wrote a song of protest….not only to mock the border security but to inform our society what is happening all around us.
M.I.A is an inspiration to many; like myself. It is important to have your say and a viewpoint on different situations; standup for what you believe in!