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India.Arie (born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is an American neo soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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Biography
India.Arie learned the transforming power of music early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India.Arie's stylist; and her father, basketball star Ralph Simpson. She had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, Colorado, but her discovery of the guitar at college in Savannah, Georgia, 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 an Atlanta-based independent music collective, her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the Lilith Fair, where a Universal/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, neo-soul, blues, folk and classic troubadour-style singer/songwriting, all at once. The album, released in 2001, debuted at #10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and #3 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.
India.Arie followed the success of her debut in 2002 with the release of Voyage to India. Debuting at #6 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B chart, the album eventually earned a Grammy for Best R&B Album. One of the singles from the record, "Little Things", also won a Grammy the same year for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Soon after its release, Voyage to India was certified gold.
India Arie's two-volume third album, India.Arie's Song is to be released on 14 March 2006. According to billboard.com; Volume 1 will focus on life and relationships while volume 2 will focus on love and politics: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970996
On the September 2005 premiere of The Tyra Banks Show, Arie performed Just 4 2day. She wrote this song especially for Tyra's show. Arie also wrote What About The Child, a song that did not air but was made available as a $1 internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.[1]
India Arie may also be heard on Stevie Wonder's album A Time 2 Luv that came out on 18 Oct 2005. India Arie and Stevie Wonder duet on the title track A Time 2 Luv; whic is nominated in the 2006 48th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration With Vocals.
Father was Ralph Simpson not Ralph Sampson. Ralph Simpson played with the Denver Nuggets.
Discography
Albums
- 2001: Acoustic Soul #10 US, #3 R&B (US Certification: 2x Platinum)
- 2002: Voyage to India #6 US, #1 R&B (US Certification: Gold)
Singles
- from Acoustic Soul:
- 2001: "Video" #47 US, #45 R&B
- 2001: "Brown Skin" #39 R&B
- 2001: "Strength, Courage, & Wisdom" #76 R&B
- 2001: "Intro" #14 R&B
- from Voyage to India:
- 2002: "Little Things" #89 US, #33 R&B
- 2003: "Can I Walk With You"
- 2003: "The Truth"
- from Diary of a Mad Black Woman soundtrack:
- 2005: "Purify Me"
- from India.Arie's Song, to be released 14 March 2006:
- 2005/6: "I Am Not My Hair"
- 2005/6: "Just 4 2day"
- 2005/6: "What About The Child"
External links
- Official India.Arie Website
- Clips of India.Arie at Caroline Myss's webpage