Galang [CD-single]

Product Description
At age 11, M.I.A. (aka Maya Arul) was a refugee of war. Her family was forced to flee Sri Lanka in the mid-80s when the Sinhala-Tamil conflict gripped the country. Quickly adapting to her new surroundings, she's moved from those dark days to the verge of stardom. Her debut self-released single, "Galang" sent shock waves through the UK and secured her a cover on US-based Fader Magazine in August 2004. It's fresh, twisted, and has a killer hook. Now available with a Diplo remix of the undeniably catchy "Sunshowers", M.I.A. is about to set the world on fire.

Tracks:

Galang
Sunshowers

Album Description

At age 11, M.I.A. (aka Maya Arul) was a refugee of war. Her family was forced to flee Sri Lanka in the mid-80s when the Sinhala-Tamil conflict gripped the country. Quickly adapting to her new surroundings, she's moved from those dark days to the verge of stardom. Her debut self-released single, "Galang" sent shock waves through the UK and secured her a cover on US-based Fader Magazine in August 2004. It's fresh, twisted, and has a killer hook. Now available with a Diplo remix of the undeniably catchy "Sunshowers", M.I.A. is about to set the world on fire.

Customer Reviews:

explosive and fiery...........2007-07-23

What makes this song so good? For starters, the beat is killer. M.I.A mixes dancehall with a slew of other styles [do I detect bangra in there, as well?]. The lyrics are like tongue twisters and are very clever. In fact, they initially raised eyebrows and even gathered controversy. M.I.A (born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) is the daughter of a Tamil activist-turned militant, and some even thought that the words were possible terrorist references. In fact, M.I.A. is just a very colorful and expressive artist [when she isn't rapping she is busy painting urban art compositions]. Ultimately, "Galang" succeeds on many levels. The beat is the perfect beat to listen to when you are working out and her raps are infectious. Well done, Maya, I take my hat off to you, girl.

Nice song.......2006-09-04

Watched the video on yahoo. I think this is now the soundtrack to a Honda civic commercial, so don't be embarrassed for liking it. I shouldn't find it catchy, but I liked it too.

Maya's style deserves attention!.......2006-03-27

This track really got my attention. M.I.A.'s first record is great! It is such an interesting style of dance music and the politics intertwined in it make it intellectual too! Mainly though, this music will have you dancing and repeating the smart and catchy lyrics. M.I.A. has no qualms about mentioning bombs, guns, terrorists and racism in her songs.

Straddling the great musical divide, M.I.A. sticks her tongue out at the mainstream and moons the underground with a sound that both betrays and praises the music of her peers. She borrows from hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton, electro-clash, drum 'n' bass and world music yet creates a sum different from the parts using little more than a drum machine and her own lyrical might.

Her debut album, Arular (XL/Beggar's Banquet), is a Masala of planet-rock beats and batucada cut ups set off by a delivery so cadent, it's the percussive force behind the album. M.I.A.'s most successful when she's letting loose over a dancehall rhythm, her cockney-Jamaican accent punctuating each low-end blast with proclamations of her prowess on the mike. Such is the nature of her MCing, which can be heard to blistering effect on the single "Fire Fire," on which she dismisses her peers, asserting, "Competition coming' up now/ Load up and fire, fire bo!" This is to say there's no match for M.I.A. Even comparable British MCs like Ms. Dynamite, The Streets and Dizzy Raskal fall short if only because they lack the sexual je ne se quoi that M.I.A. shamelessly exudes.

Moreover, where her countrymen exist solely within the British two-step tradition, M.I.A. is a welcome every woman coming off like a basement (Jamaican party) queen rocking a favela (Brazilian ghetto) bass line. All the while, hers is a patois that can only be heard on the streets of London, yet for all the musical globetrotting, M.I.A. has found a space that's all her own.

If you're not going to buy it, at least give it a listen... Maya's style deserves attention!

Try Itunes.......2006-01-14

I really like the song Galang ever since I heard it on the Honda Civic commerical. (BTW, since there are only two songs on this CD it'd be better to buy each of them on itunes then getting the cd)

M.I.A........2005-09-08

this is the worst song i have ever heard. i mean what is the point of listening to this.

Average customer rating:

Great remixes.

Galang 05
M.I.A.
Manufacturer: Xl Recordings UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000BCHK00
Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

Galang
Galang [Serj Tankian Remix]
U.R.A.Q.T. [DJ C Remix]

Album Details

Includes Serj Tankian Remix (Singer from System of a Down).

Customer Reviews:

Great remixes........2005-10-27

For anyone who has ever heard M.I.A., they know that she is brilliant and her music is probably some of the most infectious stuff out there. "Galang" was her debut single and it turned everybody's heads. It is one of the catchiest songs ever made.

The "'05" version of Galang is no different than the original except that it has the chant at the beginning and end, which I think sound better. (It is also simply known as the radio edit.) The Serj Tankian Remix is very energetic and has more of a rockish feel to it, with guitars and everything. It fits very well, although I must admit that a little of the song's spark is loast, just for the fact that it doesn't have the pulsing beat. But it is still a great remix. The DJ C Remix og URAQT is also very good and is worth the purchase.

This great maxi single comes in a digipak case with some of M.I.A.'s beautiful art inside. Although $12 is a bit too pricy for only 3 tracks. I would reccomend trying to find it at a local store near you, like Tower records. I got mine for $8.

Average customer rating:

Great song, decent remix.

Galang 05
M.I.A.
Manufacturer: Xl Recordings UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000BCHJZQ
Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

Galang
Galang [Dave Kelly Remix vs Cham Version]

Customer Reviews:

Great song, decent remix........2005-10-27

For anyone who has ever heard M.I.A., they know that she is brilliant and her music is probably some of the most infectious stuff out there. "Galang" was her debut single and it turned everybody's heads. It is one of the catchiest songs ever made.

The remix on here is decent, but it really doesn't have too much M.I.A. on it. Just the guest artist Cham.

But overall, this single is good. But I wouldn't reccomend buying it for $12. I got mine at Tower for $5. Much better for a two track single.

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