Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, a multifaceted British creative force, was born on a sweltering summer day, July 18, 1975.
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE, a British rapper, singer, record producer, and activist, is professionally known as M.I.A., an acronym that cleverly references the mysterious and intriguing phrase "Missing in Acton".
