TESTIMONY:VOL. 1,LIFIndia. Arie hails from Atlanta, Georgia, but her smooth neo soul owes more to the traditions of Philly Soul and Detroit's Motown of yore than the Dirty South rap that dominated her native city in the 2000s. Still, the remarkable thing about Arie is how she deftly marries old school R&B to an urban contemporary sound (one that is greatly informed by the beats and production of hip hop). 2006's TESTIMONY: VOL. 1 LIFE & RELATIONSHIPS, the singer