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9 de may. de 2024 · Nina Simone, American singer who created urgent emotional intensity by singing songs of love, protest, and black empowerment in a dramatic style, with a rough-edged voice. In the 1960s she became a friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X and performed at civil rights demonstrations.
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Hace 1 día · It’s unclear if Simone was speaking from personal experience, but her documented bitterness over being pushed away from jazz suggests she might have been. Although classical music was her first love, it was jazz that truly captivated her. “That music,” she shared, “it’s something else. It really gets you.”. The world of jazz has ...
20 de may. de 2024 · May 20, 2024. By. J’na Jefferson. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns. Rooted in bluesy ballads with understated instrumentation, Nina Simone ’s 1965 album Pastel Blues is a stark contrast from her...
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22 de may. de 2024 · Simone, a classically trained pianist, overcame a troubled childhood to become one of the most storied singer-songwriters in music history, leaving behind a legacy that touched on jazz, blues, gospel, protest music, Civil Rights and so much more.
Hace 2 días · Wed 29 May 2024 22:00, UK. Nina Simone was many things: a pianist, a mother, a civil rights activist, and an incredible songwriter. At her heart, though, she was a jazz musician. Although her most recognisable compositions might have leaned more towards pop and soul, Simone was openly resentful of the music industry for pushing her in this ...
20 de may. de 2024 · A song that has been covered by many might have lost its novelty, but Simone makes something so simple seem complex and nuanced, almost like the whisper of someone holding back tears. Almost like the urge to get through the composition far overrides the need to run and hide away. As the candlelight wanes, the bottom of the jar threatening to ...
21 de may. de 2024 · Calling out racial stereotyping: The four women in Nina Simone’s ‘Four Women’. Kelly Scanlon. Tue 21 May 2024 4:00, UK. Wild Is the Wind is an album filled with extraordinarily romantic soundscapes, the perfect soundtrack to an evening under the glow of an end-of-the-week sunset. Amid these tracks, however, lies one outlier: ‘Four Women ...
