M.I.A is known for her incredible videos, remember those people casually riding on the side of their cars in ‘Bad Girls‘? Of course, her crazy film-clips are second to her trademark furious, politically charged and undeniably catchy lyrics. Teaming up with GENER8ION (a French artist crossing disciplines of music, art and fashion) they have released a breath-taking video for “The New International Sound Pt. II”, from the producers’ latest EP.
Without M.I.A making an appearance director Inigo Westmeier documents 36,000 Tagou Martial Arts students in their element. Tagou is the largest children’s fighting school in China, and it’s on full display here. The choreographed training sessions are a visual feast and a poignant complement to lyrics like, “You can kill my privacy, but you can’t kill that love in me.”