M.I.A. has been played on NTS in shows including Solid State Survivor w/ Shags Chamberlain, featured first on 10 February 2021. Songs played include Crifana Y Tamilstenes and Imagen II (Incluye Cita Del Preludio Nº 1 De J. S. Bach).

There are five known artists under this name:

Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam also known as M.I.A., (born 18 July 1975 in Hounslow, London, U.K.) is a British artist of Sri Lankan descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Civil War escalated the rest of the family…