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India.Arie, born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975, in Denver, Colorado.
She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Arie’s stylist; and her father, former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson (not former NBA star player Ralph Sampson, as has been mistakenly reported in some media). She had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, Colorado, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. “When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs,” she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.
Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music collective GroovmentEarthseed (Groovement was the collective artists’ name and Earthshare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the Lilith Fair. Their Universal Records/Motown music scout spotted her and made an introduction to Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Sidestepping all the devices of flavor-of-the-month record-making, Acoustic Soul acquainted listeners with a brave and eloquent new voice, drawing an uncommonly broad swath of listeners from hip-hop, the so called neo-soul, blues, folk, and classic troubadour-style singer/songwriting, all at once. The album, released in 2001, debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and number three on the R&B album chart. Within months, without the concentrated radio play that typically powers pop and rap albums, Acoustic Soul was certified double-platinum.
She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Arie’s stylist; and her father, former ABA and NBA basketball player Ralph Simpson (not former NBA star player Ralph Sampson, as has been mistakenly reported in some media). She had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, Colorado, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. “When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs,” she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.
Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music collective GroovmentEarthseed (Groovement was the collective artists’ name and Earthshare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the Lilith Fair. Their Universal Records/Motown music scout spotted her and made an introduction to Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Sidestepping all the devices of flavor-of-the-month record-making, Acoustic Soul acquainted listeners with a brave and eloquent new voice, drawing an uncommonly broad swath of listeners from hip-hop, the so called neo-soul, blues, folk, and classic troubadour-style singer/songwriting, all at once. The album, released in 2001, debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and number three on the R&B album chart. Within months, without the concentrated radio play that typically powers pop and rap albums, Acoustic Soul was certified double-platinum.
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Beautiful
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Simple
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I See God in You
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Part of My Life
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The Truth
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Get It Together
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There's Hope
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Can I Walk With You
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khernan05 wrote:
If you like Jill Scott you'll LOVE Nneka!!! Check her out-myspace.com/nnekaworld . She's performing in SANTA MONICA, CA at the ZANZIBAR on Thursday, November 19th!
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just-Lily wrote:
красивая откровенная музыка, волшебный голос.. она бесподобна.. Love her
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macychick wrote:
she's great, i really like her!
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TheNarratorX wrote:
I Am Not My Hair
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EwKrusten wrote:
She's so pretty, and has such a beautiful voice :)
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healingsinger wrote:
I have all her albums - she inspires me by being true to her Self and emanating positivity. I have a new song called "One Door Opens" that has a similar flow and vibe... I'm new to Last.fm so please let me know what you think. Thanks! Medicine Song Woman Brenda MacIntyre http://healingsinger.com
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FarmerAnita wrote:
a very beautiful artist
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AlessFM wrote:
I love Video. India is so talented. I love her voice :)
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graphice wrote:
Love this song. Deep.
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Soy_ wrote:
Her music is beautiful. It always makes me feel good.
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Yo_Mom wrote:
вааа...она шикарная :)
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tutoe wrote:
hey India, you are Deep, Passionate and Profound--I want to make love to you mind.
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Variant_Vi wrote:
<3
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jwhellynngthonn wrote:
she is very underrated.
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SEO-India wrote:
Nice songs. I just love them
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soulcrazee wrote:
please check out my soulful mixes at http://8tracks.com/soulcrazee i'm sure you'll enjoy & please leave comments!!!
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vdreyer wrote:
Heads up to any neo soul fans out there in the Los Angeles. Jennie Laws will be playing at The Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica this Friday, Aug 28th. Check out the youtube link below, as she really does have a great voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtcls5MZ6yQ
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WJK-Producer wrote:
beautiful woman
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MonkeySpana wrote:
al;id!
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discomunication wrote:
i love her
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