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Barring any unforeseeable changes the stage is set for the 5th edition of award-winning Jazz Saxophonist Mike Aremu’s show Sax Appeal 5 billed to hold in a week’s timein Lagos.
To headline Sax Appeal 5 alongside chart-topping Nigerian musicians including Timi Dakolo and Praiz is American singer-songwriter, actress, musician, and record producer India Arie. An accomplished four-time Grammy Award winner from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album, India Arie has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide.
India Arie was born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. and her musical skills were encouraged by both parents in her younger years. Her mother was a former singer and her father a former NBA basketball player. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist India attended the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah which led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. She is quoted to have said, “When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs”.
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Her debut, album Acoustic Soul, released on March 27, 2001 received positive reviews and commercial success.
