Each Friday I pick a song–new, old, borrowed, blue–that’s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it.
This is “Galang” by M.I.A.:
One of my students presented a short, compelling piece about M.I.A. this week, and I also saw her on the television news last week, talking about the political situation in Sri Lanka. That seemed like two good reasons to give her music a close listen, so here we start.