Mississippi Goddam at the Royal Festival Hall review: thunderous Nina Simone tribute
Mississippi Goddam at the Royal Festival Hall review: thunderous Nina Simone tribute - 4/5 Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae ...
‘Blackbird’: how Nina Simone’s first writing credit defines her entire career
Nina Simone released 'Blackbird' in 1966, her first writing credit, epitomising her relentless exploration of exposing racism in her artistic expression.
How Nina Simone influenced an NC professor’s journey. It’s the focus of her new memoir
One of the first people she shared that dream with was none other than N.C. native and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Flanagan would spend a year working as a nanny for the singer’s daughter.
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Review: NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN at Geva Theatre
Set in the aftermath of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Nina Simone: Four Women ...
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Film version of ‘Soul Doctor,’ the Shlomo Carlebach-Nina Simone musical, to hit US theaters for 1 night
It also chronicles his friendship with Nina Simone, the iconic singer and civil rights activist, whom he meets at a downtown jazz club. Given his family’s experience of antisemitism, Carlebach ...
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The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Why? (The King of Love is Dead)’ by Nina Simone
In "Why?" Simone channels the collective grief of the civil rights movement, while also challenging her audience to continue the fight for equality.
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Composing music to match emotions
Nina Simone: By switching elements of the music, we can change up the mood of a song anyway we want. And I'm feeling good. Nina Simone was a very famous American singer, songwriter, pianist and ...