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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... |
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News in english
about India.Arie
(June / 2009)
Deep Voyage Date: 11 Jun 2009
North Bay Bohemian -
India.Arie's overriding goal as a music artist hasn't changed over the decade in which she's been making music professionally. "I wanted to make music that moved people in a positive way," says Arie in a recent phone interview. "I wanted to touch people and make people feel good, and think.
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The world is watching India: an inner-view of singer India.Arie Date: 16 Jun 2009
San Francisco Bay View -
One of the definite queens of soul music, folk guitarists and amazing song writers of our time is India.Arie. She has been nominated numerous times for Grammys, but more importantly she has been one of the symbols, within this decade, of dark skinned talented Black women musicians rising to prominence. Mainstream media in America, since its inception, has been about destroying the image of ...
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India.Arie at Fridays at Sunset (on Saturday) (Style Weekly)
Date: 16 Jun 2009
Neo-soul artist India.Arie has never had a Top 40 hit. Yet since her 2001 debut, “Acoustic Soul,” the young urban-influenced singer and songwriter has had a career you’d hardly categorize as unsuccessful.
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BRIAN MCCOLLUM: Big gigs include India.Arie, Rise Against, Taylor Hicks, more Date: 18 Jun 2009
Detroit Free Press -
India.Arie earned her name through her studio recordings, but the 33-year-old singer-songwriter has steadily built a reputation as a top-end live performer: Her graceful, spiritually tinged shows are loosely constructed but enchanting, spanning her body of work and a few tastefully chosen pop covers. She arrives in support of her latest album, "Testimony Vol. 2," in this show with opener Raheem ...
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India.Arie to perform at Chene Park Date: 19 Jun 2009
Detroit Free Press -
INDIA.ARIE: India.Arie earned her name through her studio recordings, but the 33-year-old singer-songwriter has steadily built a reputation as a top-end live performer: Her graceful, spiritually tinged shows are loosely constructed but enchanting, spanning her body of work and a few tastefully chosen pop covers. She arrives in support of her latest album, "Testimony Vol. 2," in this show with ...
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India.Arie cancels Fox Theatre appearance Tuesday; Legend will perform as scheduled Date: 29 Jun 2009
Belleville News-Democrat -
India.Arie will not be able to perform Tuesday night at the Fox Theatre, citing unspecified illness.
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