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Fri 08 Aug 2007Mamma Mia!Electric Picnic:Kala, the second album by firebrand musician MIA, is one of the most exhilarating of the season, and much more subtle than her debut. Jim Carrollasks her about the changeShe's done it again. If you thought Maya Arulpgragasam's debut album Arular was the first and last word in ultra-modern pop, strap yourself in for Kala. The most exhilarating, exciting and downright thrilling album of the season, it shows that few can match MIA - her stage name stands for Missing in Action - for producing music with panache and passion.