Everything became and sounded more complex, instead of me just being.” “On my last two albums, I felt like I was fighting to grow,” says India.Arie.
INDIA ARIE SONGS ABOUT FAMILY FULL
The singer exudes quiet power on the non-apologetic “Life I Know” as well as the empowerment-themed “Just Do You.” With its spare instrumentation, honest and engaging lyrics framed by melodic R&B, SongVersation finds India.Arie coming back full circle to the basics that captivated a global legion of fans on debut albumAcoustic Soul.īut underscoring those basics now is a fervent spirit born out of epiphanies, health imbalances and hard decisions that occurred over the past four years. “Your love is like cocoa butter on my heart … I show you my burns you show me lessons learned,” sings a re-energized India.Arie. Her inner renewal pulsates throughout SongVersation, starting with lead single “Cocoa Butter.” The mid-tempo groove and image-rich verses mirror the soothing balm that is the song’s namesake. It’s a process many of us go through: spiritual maturation, spiritual awakening, clearing out the old and starting anew.” I needed to pull back from the public eye to ground myself and rebuild my life and career. “I’ve struggled most of my career to feel comfortable with how things were, how I was treated, the politics of the music industry. “This is where I’ve been for the last four years,” reflects the singer. Now on the other side of a self-imposed four-year hiatus, India.Arie returns with the most illuminating album of her career: SongVersation. Coming to that realization-let alone taking that crucial first step-can be a daunting endeavor. Sometimes you have to step back to move forward.
But before I share Part 1 of my interview with India.Arie, I’ll give you some more background information about her journey and the creation of her latest album. “People were crying, and (there was) a lot of good feedback,” said India.Arie, who is also planning an international tour with Raichel.Not so long ago, I enjoyed an incredibly exciting and very personal conversation with R&B singer/songwriter India.Arie.
They also held special concerts in Los Angeles and Atlanta to promote the upcoming CD. India.Arie and Raichel, 33, can been seen in a YouTube video for their song, “Gift of Acceptance.” The two performed the tune in December at the Nobel Peace concert in honor of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in Oslo. The Project burst onto the Israeli scene in 2002 and has released three successful albums. They sing primarily in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili, and bandmates range in age from 16 to people in their 80s. The Project has some 90 revolving members from Sudan, Uruguay, Colombia and Rwanda. Raichel, the dreadlocked composer who uniquely blends Israeli, Ethiopian, Yemenite and Latin sounds, is mainly known for his role in the group The Idan Raichel Project.
“So I just went to his little apartment, I heard his music and was like, ‘That’s my music!’ ” “Everybody said, ‘Idan Raichel, Idan Raichel - same name all the time,’ ” she recalled. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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