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14.01.2009 14:52
Obama’s campaign speeches will be released as an album
Songs by artists who supported Barack Obama during his electioneering campaign will be released as a special CD/DVD package that will also feature a number of Obama’s campaign speeches.

Biography

One of the most prominent neo-soul performers, India.Arie (real name – India Arie Simpson) was born on October 3, 1975 in Denver, Colorado, to the family of the professional basketball player Ralph Simpson and former singer Joyce. It was her mother who developed in the girl a profound fondness for music since the early years. Little India combined singing in the local church choir and mastering various instruments at the same time. But only during her college years, when the girl started learning how to play guitar, she realized she wanted to make music the meaning of her life. With a clear thought to be a singer, she relocated to Atlanta. In this city India cofounded Groveement/Earthseed.with a bunch of local artists. They released only one collection of their songs, but it appeared enough for the musicians to get an invitation to the big Lilith Fair festival. At that time, the young singer did not expect that the performance of her band at that event would be a breakthrough moment in her career. India got spotted by the scouts of Motown Records while singing with her group on the stage of that festival in 1998. In a year, she signed a contract with this label. The company management respected the interests of the beginning performer and did not demand an immediate delivery of an album.

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