UK rapper M.I.A. has held a two-day workshop in a Sydney juvenile detention centre.
The multi-talented artist of Sri Lankan origin donated her time and skills to the Heaps Decent program, which assists indigenous and disadvantaged youth by helping them produce their own music.M.I.A. spoke to NME about the experience. "It was them beat-boxing and making noise," she said of a track made with teen girls from the detention centre. "We used the doors shutting in the prison; all the random noises they made to make the beat, and then we made sure that all the girls got a go rapping on it and stuff, and they just did their thing. It was really cool."
French producers Tepr and Grand Marnier worked on the track, as well as French rapper Yelle. Mad Decent and Modular plan to release the music produced from the Heaps Decent initiative.
