![]() The sound of the gong starts of the intro of vocal harmonies from India.Arie that begins the song-with a bell like electric piano echo in the back round. But it was a huge step ahead in terms of instrumentation and songwriting. Its main single didn’t perform commercially the way “Video” did. ![]() Her second album Voyage To India came out the next year. This resulted in India becoming a major face of the coalescing neo soul movement of the time. That literally described the first song I heard from her entitled “Video”, where she talked of her she desired music and humanity, for herself and others, not to be seen as a product. Arie made her debut on Motown in 2001 with her Acoustic Soul. She also learned of her strong African roots via DNA testing-including that of the Kru people of the nation of Liberia. This occurred while attending the Savannah School Of Art & Design. After her parents divorced and she moved to Georgia, India’s musical interests (always encouraged by her family) became even more pronounced-as she actively began to learn both guitar and composition. Her mother Joyce was a singer who toured with Stevie Wonder-as well as Al Green. ![]() India Arie Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado to a family not only drenched in music. ![]()
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