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"Nina Simone: Four Women," Milwaukee Repertory Theater's new production, is neither a musical nor a revue. Instead, Christina Ham's play with substantial music dramatizes how Simone made civil ...
For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving his own. As the grandson of jazz and soul legend Nina Simone and the son of singer and actress ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Akili Ni Mali, an actor and independent recording artist from San Diego, will perform as legendary musician Nina Simone in two shows this February, honoring Black History ...
Exploring the incredible legacy left by the defiant performer and songwriter Nina Simone, particularly her 1966 song 'Four Women', which typified the era.
Nina Simone produced a vital force in music, spanning genres and eras always to reflect the times. But why did she define her sound as "Black classical music"?
Her music is a whirlwind of jazz, soul and gospel, informed by everyone from Nina Simone to Grace Jones. Her name comes from ...
Nina Simone: vocals, piano; Eric Gale, Everett Barksdale, Rudy Stevenson: guitar; Weldon Irvine, Richard Tee: organ; Ernie Hayes: piano, harpsichord; Gene Taylor ...