M.I.A. Video Features Kali and Little Atari-like Characters
Below is the music video for "Jimmy" from M.I.A. It was directed by Nezar Khamal. The video seems to be channeling Bollywood, pop music and the Hindu goddess Kali. The little animated characters in different colors make for a nice Atari-like touch. "Jimmy" is a song of M.I.A.'s recently release album Kala. M.I.A. is the stage name of Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam. Wikipedia says Maya is a vocalist, songwriter, composer, record producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. M.I.A. was recently touring North America with Gwen Stefani and has recorded with Missy Elliott and Timbaland. They went a little overboard on the flashing colors on M.I.A.'s website but at least the blog is readable.
Mia Rose, a singer who became popular on YouTube, has a new video entry. In it she says she has been working on an album that she hopes will be coming out this Fall. That's really cool that someone got a record deal by singing songs on YouTube. Mia was signed (via Thug Online) by Ryan Leslie in April, 2007 to his Next Selection label. Mia's latest video post also includes clips of her in the recording studio.
Below is the music video for "Jimmy" from M.I.A. It was directed by Nezar Khamal. The video seems to be channeling Bollywood, pop music and the Hindu goddess Kali. The little animated characters in different colors make for a nice Atari-like touch. "Jimmy" is a song of M.I.A.'s recently release album 