M.I.A. is one of my favorite artists of all time, LAWD KNOWS how much I'm anticipating Matangi, but... almost 10 days since the "confirmed release date" and not even a preview? It's like it never happened.
News will drop soon I'm still 100% sure on that. Summer is perfect to drop the album. She's been too quiet even for her standards, which IMO is a good sign. Calm before the storm. Roc nation better not be having a negative effect though ..
The beginning sounds like some song from Lagaan. What's the song sampled at 3:40?
I got it.
a) The song at 0:24 is "Ghanan Ghanan" from the 2001 Hindi (Bollywood) movie Lagaan, composed by AR Rahman.
b) The song at 2:35 is "Ottagathai Kattiko" from the 1993 Tamil (Kollywood) movie Gentleman, also composed by AR Rahman.
^ It's a Tamil song, but the movie looks like it's set in Rajasthan or some other part of Northern India because of the desert and the things on their heads.