India.Arie

Charismatic, emotional, and impossible to pigeonhole, India.Arie Motown’s debut "Acoustic Soul" was more than a breath of fresh air: with it, she stepped right into the artistic whirlwind of the new R&B. With equal parts of gorgeous melodicism and honest, rootsy blues, India.Arie's voice was made to communicate directly to the heart. Her insights are wonderfully warm and reassuring. She writes and sings with such originality and intimacy that she immediately joins singular talents like Mary Chapin Carpenter and Lucinda Williams. Stevie Wonder, for whom India.Arie wrote her joyful tribute "Wonderful," said of her: "A gentle genius lives in the mind, voice and hands of this woman."
India.Arie co-founded an Atlanta artist's collective, Groovement/Earthseed, and their independently-released compilation led directly to a call to play Lilith Fair stops in St. Louis and Nashville, to crowds of 10,000. "That's the day I met Bonnie Raitt," says India.Arie. "I really admire her social work and musicianship. There were way more people than I thought were going to be at the 'B' stage: there were lots of different colors, the sun was shining and people were just open to hear me. That was a perfect day." Not long afterward, Divine, a young vocal group with a No. 1 pop single, sought out not only India.Arie's songwriting, but her production, too. "It was beautiful to see a song I had written in my bedroom go to the next level for the first time."
Like many of the young artists who've now remade R&B, India.Arie embraces hip-hop, but isn't subject to its stereotypes. "I don't define hip-hop the way a record company would. The thread that runs though both my music and hip-hop is that it's a very precise expression of my way of life. It's like blues; it's very real and honest output of emotion into a song. Because of that legacy, my generation now has an opportunity to candidly state our opinions. I just wanna be me."
India.Arie has a deeply personal understanding of the physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of music. "I think certain instruments and sounds correspond to certain parts of your body and energy centers," she says. "That's what those chills are when you hear something you like. I've been told that my voice is healing." To test India.Arie's philosophy, look no further than your own reaction. "I had a dream that someone said: 'Artists help people stay in touch with their feelings.' I think music has the ability to heal, the ability to destroy, to teach. It's a very tangible/non-tangible thing…it just goes. It's like pure energy that lives forever." Very soon, India.Arie will prove that her music is everyone's gift.

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