
NEW YORK When India.Arie debuted in 2001 with "Acoustic Soul," a CD brimming with messages about self-worth, inner-beauty and positivity, she was seen by many as a strong, self-assured musician who was impervious to the more vain and superficial pitfalls of celebrity.
Not really.
The 33-year-old singer says people misinterpreted her image as a "role model" and she struggled with her own insecurities.
She’s taking a new approach with her fourth studio CD, "Testimony, Vol. 2: Love & Politics," released this week.
The Grammy-winner hopes to expand outside the R&B/soul genre to a more world music sound with her new disc. She traveled alone to Hawaii for 10 days to refresh ...