
Galang
2003 · From Arular
M.I.A.'s second song ever, built on a Roland MC-505 and written for Elastica; dancehall never sounded so homemade.
★ 6.3

M.I.A.'s second song ever, built on a Roland MC-505 and written for Elastica; dancehall never sounded so homemade.
Lenky Marsden's Diwali riddim is mostly handclaps and space, and Sean Paul rode it to three weeks at number one.

Rohan Fuller's Applause riddim, a Hot 100 number one, and dancehall running American radio through 2006.

Salaam Remi's remix bolts a Taana Gardner sample to that Land of 1000 Dances chorus, and Kamoze went number one.