A Passage For India: Grammy comes knocking.(singer India.Arie)(Brief Article) From: Newsweek | Date: January 21, 2002| Author: Ali, Lorraine | COPYRIGHT 2002 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Lorraine Ali

When you ask the neo-soulstress India.Arie how she feels about her recent seven Grammy nominations, she just breaks up laughing. "It's beyond cool that I even produced a blip on their radar," says the 26-year-old, who a mere year ago was still playing clubs in her hometown of Savannah, Ga. Arie is among a small pack of underdogs, including the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack and eccentric rappers OutKast, who were surprise contenders for the...