Twenty-two GRAMMY nominations later (with four GRAMMY wins), she endures as one of the most empowering artists in music history (she launched her own lifestyle/music brand SoulBird in 2011), notching multiple award-winning albums and influential, chart-topping singles, meshing soul, folk, pop, R&B and hip hop and redefining the boundaries of the socially conscious singer/songwriter. It was 2001’s seminal Acoustic Soul (nominated for seven GRAMMYs) and the groundbreaking self-acceptance anthem “Video”, that established her as a bold new transformative force in music. India’s message of healing, love, and compassion viewed through the lens of her indelible artistry and spiritual practice has made her a global difference-maker for nearly two decades. The seven Grammy nominations for “Acoustic Soul” would be the first of many, as well as some wins later on.įrom her debut, Arie was infusing social commentary into her lyrics as in the body positive lead single for "Acoustic Soul," "Video.Lauded as a soul music superstar from her early twenties, India.Arie has always been at once angelic and mystical while managing to never isolate her audience – she is as at home accompanying a hip hop artist as she is producing truly spine-tingling soul music. A Motown music talent scout discovered Arie in 1999 and her debut album "Acoustic Soul" was released in 2001. That doesn’t stop her from creating music that is culturally and politically aware.Ī robust, athletic voice and sensitive songwriting gave Arie a large local following in Atlanta when she was a teenager, often performing solo, accompanying herself on guitar. Her work joins the growing collection of contemporary protest music emerging with the Black Lives Matter movement from artists like Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, D’Angelo and Blood Orange.Īrie hit her performing and recording stride in the early 2000s, and is now more on the periphery of the pop music limelight.
3, is carving out a place for herself in this realm today. R&B and soul singer-songwriter India.Arie, who is performing at Berklee's MLK celebration on Friday, Feb. The roles of musician and activist often overlapped in people like Elaine Brown and Nina Simone, giving the movement a repertoire of protest songs. and the civil rights movement, but King described music, specifically freedom songs, as the "soul of the movement." "They are more than just incantations of clever phrases designed to invigorate a campaign they are as old as the history of the Negro in America," King said. The marches, speeches and philosophy of non-violent resistance were important facets of Martin Luther King Jr. (Courtesy of the artist) This article is more than 6 years old.
R&B and soul singer-songwriter India.Arie.
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