Kala is the second studio album by M.I.A. and it was released by XL Recordi… Read Full Bio ↴Kala is the second studio album by M.I.A. and it was released by XL Recordings on 2007. The album ranges from dance music to alternative hip hop and makes extensive use of world music, particularly South Asian music such as that of the urumee, a drum used in gaana music native to Tamil Nadu, India.

It reached number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart, 172 places higher than Arular, and topped the magazine's Top Electronic Albums chart. In the United Kingdom it reached number 39 on the UK Albums Chart, 59 places higher than her debut album. Kala has spawned the singles "Boyz", "Jimmy" and "Paper Planes".

Kala achieved a high placing on most publications' end of year "best of 2007" lists, including placings at number eight (Stylus), number seven (NME), number six (Paste, The A.V. Club and Entertainment Weekly), number four (The Guardian and Drowned in SoundBamboo Banga
2. Bird Flu
3. Boyz
4. Jimmy
5. Hussel (feat. Afrikan Boy)
6. Mango Pickle Down River (with Wilcannia Mob)
7. 20 Dollar
8. World Town
9. The Turn
10. XR2
11. Paper Planes
12. Come Around (feat. Timbaland)

Sites: Discogs, MusicBrainz & Wikipedia.

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01Bamboo Banga4:58 M.I.A.

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02Bird Flu3:25 M.I.A.

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03Boyz3:28 M.I.A.

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04Jimmy3:29 M.I.A.

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05Hussel4:24 Afrikan Boy

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06Mango Pickle Down River3:53 The Wilcannia Mob

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0720 Dollar4:34 M.I.A.

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08World Town3:53 M.I.A.

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09The Turn3:52 M.I.A.

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10XR24:20 M.I.A.

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11Paper Planes3:24 M.I.A.

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12Come Around - Album Version (Edited)3:57 Timbaland

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Kala
M.I.A. Lyrics

20 Dollar War, war, war Talkin' about y'alls such a bore I'd rather ta…
Bamboo Banga Road runner, road runner Going hundred mile per hour With yo…
Bird Flu Big on the underground What's the point of knocking me down?…
Boyz Na na na na na na na na Na na na…
Hussel [M.I.A.:] We do it cheap, hide our money in a heap Send…
Jimmy Jimmy gone M.I.A. Come back Jimmy When you go Rwanda Congo …
Mango Pickle Down River When it's real hot we go down the river and…
Paper Planes 何も見えない未来も見えない風に任せ飛ばす半端なPaper Plane 夢、どこに向かう? 習った通りの折り方で届く…
The Turn Finna turn it up Know they finna hate it I done did…
World Town A ni ni ni ni A ni ni ni ni A ni…
XR2 Where were you in '92? Where were you in '92? Where were…