She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and ...
Written to honour the playwright Lorraine Hansberry, the track was covered memorably by reggae singers Bob & Marcia ...
Lady Nade and her superb band paid a rich tribute to Nina Simone at The Edge Arts Centre in Much Wenlock on Saturday night ...
I get along without you very well,” sings Nina Simone in her beautiful, grazed voice at a pivotal moment in Isabel Coixet’s ...
"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 rights ...
The building where iconic singer, musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born in Tryon will undergo restoration as a historic site after gaining protection under a preservation easement.
Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina, born 93 ...
Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker’s distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples. By David Renard Songs to put you in the mood. By John White, Wendy Dorr, ...
Simone Dinnerstein: Hello, I'm Simone Dinnerstein. Tonight we are featuring three young pianists who are the winners of the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition here on the Young Artists Showcase. ...
When Brenda Flanagan arrived at JFK Airport in 1967 from her home on the island of Trinidad, the 19-year-old had $10 in her pocket, a phone number for an American social worker and a closely guarded ...