Released on , via Island Records , MATA is the sixth studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known as M.I.A. It marked her first full-length project in six years.

: The album is noted for its blend of Eastern and Western musical influences, featuring genres like bhangra , moombahton , and techno-Bhangra . It reflects a period of personal and spiritual change for the artist, who announced during the album's rollout that she had become a born-again Christian .

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