M.I.A.

M.I.A. is one of the best artists I have ever heard. She was born in London but has deep roots in Sri Lanka considering she lived there when she was young and her parents are of Sri Lankan descent. She does however have a strong British accent so she must have spent a great deal of time in the British Isles, developing that. I appreciate her music so much, especially coming from a small town in Canada, where this kind of diversity is near shunned upon. She has a great techno and urban feel and where I grew up most of the people I would have to say that I grew up with probably have never heard of her before which makes me like her all the more. I bought some of her most recent album as well and that was a great album, even though I prefer its predecessor.