M.I.A. - Matahdatah Scroll 01 "Broader Than A Border" 

M.I.A. is the only artist that can show it's not only the West there is that exists... there is a whole other UNIVERSE outside of the West with so many different cultures, traditions, colors, tastes. Erasing and Euro-washing our cultures won't work, we are here after centuries of exploitation, oppression, devastation, and we are determined to be here for a long time! Thank you M.I.A.

THE RETURN OF MIA ! INDIAN VIIIBES ! FIIIIIRE AS ALWAYS

I have alway been impressed with M.I.A's ability to highlight the beauty and brilliance of her own culture and the culture of others'. While other artist attempt such "inspired" performances, those works end up falling flat and succumbing to cultural appropriation and Orientalist tropes. I feel that I can always count on her to make amazing, globalized music and also incredible visuals for the intersectional and cross-cultural generations.

This is too real. Mainstream will ignore it. She gets my heart though

This is a masterpiece in so many ways

I love that MIA always uses her OWN culture and brings a new perspective to hip hop, and she showcases the culture of others without ever trying to take credit/appropriate ...she gives others the opportunity to shine. MIA is that chick that everybody knows, respects, and bites. lol

Nobody: M.I.A.: Hindu Mantra- Rap-African beat trio 💓🕉

yay!!!!! MIA this women is 40 years old. she looks and sounds amazing love her!!

GIVE THIS GIRL A GRAMMY ASAP

M.I.A. when i watch your work.. tears come to my eyes. Everything you create touches me right in the heart strings. I could never thank you enough for the impact you have made in my life.

Can't believe M.I.A has been to my country the Ivory Coast!! She is out this world, it's insane.

she actually made our everyday indian lives look so dope. #southasians RULE huntey

I keep coming back to watch MIA every time. She is just the best. Her vision is so much broader than most musicians, she always makes one think, dance and asks questions that most artists don't. I respect her so much.

The sword yielding legends are from Kolhapur. I am from Kolhapur and I have been to the places shown in the video. Also, the video shows some vehicles and their number plate confirms that they shot this video in my town, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. I don't know what to say here. Its MIA and she was in my town. She chose Kolhapur and people to be in her videos. This is pure....

These cultures are so beautiful. So ancient and graceful.

These girls are amazing !

This is such an amazing work of art. WE DON'T deserve you, M.I.A.

For those who clearly don't comprehend the difference; Appropriation is the act of taking something unique or original to a culture/region & attempting to erase their claim & history to APPROPRIATE it as something entirely one's own without attribution, context, or credit that reveals its' true nature. An example of appropriation is the use of dreadlocks which one then attributes as an "Urban" trend. It's not, it came from a specific region & people, indicative of their climate, biology, beliefs & culture. To take it & erase its' history is appropriation. Appreciation is showcasing the culture, art, & perspective of another region, people, or country without claiming it as your own. Which is what this video does. There are no racewashed background dancers incorporating several culture's dances into a choreographed routine in some pristine studio to strobe lights & trap music. This is a sweeping showcase of real visceral art performed by those who naturally would perform them with proper context & the explicit understanding that M.I.A does not claim rights or originality. This is healthy. Deep breaths. Enjoy the damn performances.

Just noticed in all her work. She has showed all the videos related to women empowerment and the culture she inspired from all the Asians country. Especially India and China both.

i'm Sri Lankan and i love you so much..!!! Dope mv..so proud of you!!!

best example of cultural appreciation

MIA, i am from Brazil and i love it in your music, passion in human diversity... NO LIMIT IN YOUR MUSIC

who's more bae than M.I.A. ?

MIA lived in the worst time to do what she did - first years of her career were the era where any artist discussing politics was treated as crazy/vapid/self righteous in the media, and then the next years were in the 'your fave is problematic' era where if you were thoughtful and political you'd get a target on your back from the same self-appointed critics for not 'staying in your lane' or for appropriation or whatever pop-theory they could tear you down with. And yet she stayed true to her vision and changed the face of music - one of the greatest artists of our era for sure.

I LOVE M.I.A

M.I.A. forever honestly. 10+ years and she still leaves me in a euphoric musical daze

MIA im from sri-lanka and im ur biggest fan, i wanna be a singer one day hopefully i can meet u!! love this video,

i love how the credits is almost all MIA, she does it all so she can make what she wants

she is unique

OMG broooooooo she is iconic,,,,man the way she utilised the songs and god poems.

கடவுளே என்ன ஒரு நல்ல பாடல் !!!! என்கிற மியா போன்ற பாடல்கள் வெகுமதி !!!! 😚😚😚😍😍😍

this is underappreciated art

The Only One Without A Grammy,American Music Award!Your Not Over Exsposed.Your Not Over Rated.Your Just Just You M. I. A.

Some lyrics are used Sanskrit Language, the world’s first language “Sanskrit” which came from Tamil. Love you Maya from Nepal ❤️❤️❤️

The zaouli dancer is probably my favorite part of this whole video, keep coming back for him 👀💖

She is endlessly fantastic and fascinating. Apart from when she did that thing with Madonna and Minaj, I leave that out of my memory.

Love the Indian and African dances in this video. M.I.A

this dude in the shimmer outfit is epic as well!

by now you should of have realize that MIA is super talented, creative and fights for the people and deserves every award... but the industry gives those awards to the more 'powerful' (money) people

The living spirit of true hip hop.

I find her art inspires me to create art with a message. I really like that she stuck her middle finger up during the super bowl. That IFGAF attitude is so good.

Possibly my favorite M.I.A. music video, I love the feminine empowerment that is in the first half of this video, I want to see more of that!

the absolute coolest person ever, makes me sad that she‘s not more present. We would all benefit to stan her and her only

This is one Helluva Woman! I can only wish my granddaughters will be this strong to stand for what's right.

There is no way to take your eyes off this video

Mexico's here! wish you can come soon! :D WE LOVE YOU!

I can't wait for her new album damn! Arular, Kala, /\/\ /\ Y /\ and Matangi are masterpieces! I listen to these albums everyday in college 😍 love you M.I.A. from France 🇫🇷

What an amazing showcase of two cultural traditions. I hardly know what to call them! The girls with the swords for the first song, and the great dancing man for the second jam. Righteous.

This is sick omg 🔥🔥🔥 those girls are fierce 👀💭🔥🔥🔥

Wonderful! And, mesmerizing! 🌸🎶

So MIA is one of the most underrated artist of all time

M.I.A. COMING BACK WITH POWER

I wish I could see you personally. With lots of love and support here from the Philippines. 😍😍😍

I believe in India. Seen one of em around here with a magic wand. Their light is other worldly. Like an Aura made of pulsating rainbows. The one that visited me cleansed my blood. As I had work to finish....and still do.

It's 2020. There's a worldwide pandemic going on and MIA music gives me life.

Not gonna lie when I heard the song, I couldn't really understand it, but after the video, my opinion has changed. :). I am glad for the reupload, I think this video is beautiful.

Shout out to the mighty ivorian culture...and thanks you M.I.A for visiting us......zaouly dance moves are just great...

SWORDS IS AMAZING!!!

The African dance in the 2nd half is Zaouli from Ivory Coast, if anyone is wondering.

I named my daughter after her. She’s 10 and Awesome

This woman is badass people are sleeping on this. She has talent.

This is what MIA does best! I would never have seen those people without her and she laid a great soundtrack for the observation. Well done historian!

loveeeee it MIA thank you for always reppin the ancestors from africa where all life and dance comes from the ancestors are happy!!! thank you for coming back

I've never seen women portrayed in such a way. Makes me cry tears of joy.

The African dancer reminds me of the Birds of Paradise, (Flamboyant and adorn) He Had M.I.A captivated and mesmerized with his hypnotic moves.

4:54 when the beat comes in is iNSANE love it

Where do I sign up my daughters for swords lessons?

Always get that good old Citizen of the World vibe from M.I.A.'s music and videos.

Boldest artist ever!! She is a powerful woman!!

Nice song. Cool sword martial arts and dancing..

Dear M.I.A. plzz never change. 💋🐧🌈

2:06 This part tho 🔥🎧👏🏾

3:41 was that lil boy checkin her out 😂

I love u m.i.a u are an inspiration for all brown outcasts

Claps for all. Respect for anothers cultures. Hugs from Brazil.

Never get tired of this song.

looks like it's in India, this is what makes her videos popping, she's all over the place.

MIA better & better every album

This video is still awesome to this day. The girls in the beginning are badass and the dude on 4:17 looks like he's freaking hovering while he is dancing. So cool!

One word ART

Love ur culture. Glad u represent!!!! NAMASTE

She's done it this time, ancient gangster trance

I'm kinda glad I just discovered her..I knew of her never heard her...now I have this big catalogue to soak up without have to wait for a new release lol

2021 y el aporte cultural que hace esta tremenda sigue vigente

Mia bringing the India culture to a whole new way

that beat drop at 1:40 yo. fuuuuuuck!!!!! too dope, she's just too dope.

The reason her video was taking down and just now being uploaded because there were tons of hate from youtube or suppose some source from the ignorant media saying she was "appropriating" culture from South Asian ( ... yeah she is from South Asian hello, Sri Lanka!!!) and told her to now show her video( eye roll) also that she was "appropriating" West African culture, hmmm i don't see it there. But I did see That dansish singer on her video lean on and Iggy Piggy, Beyonce, Nikki Mainja, and many other artist "appropriating" culture. But since we live in a mind numb world full of zombies that let shit like this fly past them they allow it, but when a woman from that her own damn country that's located in South Asian shoots a video in South Asian that's appropriation!!! Also she is barely even in the in the video really. I am just mind boggle of such ignorance. I'm am done with America and they wonder why other countries want to bomb us.

Such a talented inspiring soul

I'm sorry I'm not sure what language she was singing in but wow it was beautiful, would love an entire song sung like that

i always love her videos.

DAMN... This straight fire!!! Do a song with Janelle Monaé, I wanna see what happens when you put two woke as hell geniuses with completely unique styles, and who aren't ashamed of their origins together on one track.

LOVE FROM FRANCE.

Man all those dancers/performers were amazing!

Around the end of the song there was a sound that sounded like the music from my country, mali west africa and a looks like the country side of mali great music i love her, she makes music that she love and she is never follow anything!!!

Just for the record. I was already an MIA fanboy, when she flipped my entire country off, during the superbowl halftime.

NEW MOTHERFUCKING MUSIC VIDEO YEAAAAAAAAAAAA

Grazie Mia for your music🥰

Hands down my favorite M.I.A video.

The whole reason why I came HERE again was to watch dudes swagger dance 4:17! Wow, I'm DEFINITELY IN A TRANCE!😘♥️

omg I lost it when the Zaouli dancer started stepping