Santigold Live at The Fader Fort SXSW

Remember all the excitement at the coming of M.I.A.’s third Maya? Remember how it seemed she was destined to becomes a bonafide superstar? Remember than also how she immediately did a series of embarrasing (and occasionally fully aborted) shows depicting her as having completely forgotten how to perform? Yup. Well the good news is, Santigold has the goods, bizarre style and criminal flow that speak to her being an icon rather than begging for it. The crow of hipster elite at The Fader Fort was fully enraptured within moments of her hitting the stage. It’s hard to say where the instrummentation ends and the samples begin, but it really doesn’t matter. Just like the crown she adorned in timely fashion throughout her performance, she’s the new queen hip-hop dance.