DENIED! I'm In A Band, Let Me Into Your Country!

Gigwise looks at musicians and their Visa problems...

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M.I.A – US immigration officials refused to let the singer/rapper into the US in 2005 after hearing her lyrics supporting Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers. She was set to record her latest album ‘Kala’ but got flat out denied. Then she was denied again in 2007, forcing her to cancel several US appearances. Can she ever get a break?

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