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Born on this Day: Nina Simone
"Mississippi Goddam" was written and performed by Nina Simone in 1964. It was a response to the murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.
The story goes that Nina Simone was scheduled to perform at the Village Gate in Greenwich Village just days after the bombing. Tensions were high, and the audience was expecting a typical evening of jazz standards. However, Nina Simone took to the stage and performed "Mississippi Goddam" for the first time. The song was a powerful and unapologetic statement against racial injustice, and it stunned the audience into silence. Some reports even suggest that a few patrons left the venue in protest.
Simone's boldness in addressing social and political issues through her music, especially during a time of intense racial segregation and civil rights struggles, solidified her reputation as both a talented musician and a fearless activist. "Mississippi Goddam" remains one of her most enduring and powerful songs, serving as a testament to her commitment to using her art to advocate for change.
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Nina Simone – Emergency Ward!
Emergency Ward! is a 1972 album released by Nina Simone. The title of the record is rendered as “Emergency Ward” on the record label itself, but as “Emergency Ward!” on the cover sleeve. The sleeve also bears the text “Nina Simone in Concert”. The album is considered to be Simone’s statement on the Vietnam War and has been described as “consistently thrilling” by AllMusic’s Mark Richardson.
Choral Group – Bethany Baptist Church Junior Choir of South Jamaica, New York Orchestrations – Weldon J. Irvine, Jr. Nina Simone – vocals, piano
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Tday In History Nina Simone, known as the “High Priestess of Soul,” was born in Tryon, NC, on this date February 21, 1933. Nina Simone studied classical piano at the Juilliard School in New York City. Performing in night clubs, she turned her interest to jazz, blues and folk music and released her first album in 1957, scoring a Top 20 hit with the track “I Loves You Porgy.” In the 1960s. Simone became known as the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. She wrote “Mississippi Goddam” in response to the 1963 assassination of Medgar Evers and the Birmingham church bombing that killed four young African American girls. She also penned “Four Women,” chronicling the complex histories of a quartet of African American female figures, and “Young, Gifted and Black,” borrowing the title of a play by Hansberry, which became a popular anthem. After the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Simone’s bassist Greg Taylor penned “Why (The King of Love Is Dead),” which was performed by the singer and her band at the Westbury Music Festival. “So while you’re imitating Al Capone, I’ll be Nina Simone and defacating on your microphone” - Lauryn Hill CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #ninasimone #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6_gx-uDzA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Feeling Good by De Rode Olifant https://flic.kr/p/2otd4NV
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Nina Simone #art #artistsoninstagram #artlovers #acrylicpainting #blackandwhite #creativelancashire #contemporaryart #expression #galleryuk #ninasimone #ninasimoneartchallenge (at Accrington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CphD76YIoKs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Miss Nina Simone. High Priestess of Soul.
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4 To The Floor Radio Show Ep 60 Presented by Seamus Haji + DJ Spen Guest Mix
Digital Crate Digging Continues as we come through on this Throwback Thursday / Thankful Thursday! The saga / struggle continues but by now y’all should know how we do, retro futuristic is how the work will be! Who’ll work with me? I keep mentioning the advice from Mr. Cole in reference to a rat race / dog eat dog world! From here in Atlanta where Fani Willis was disrespected to DC where a…
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CONCIERTOS (Blues Jazz Soul) Nina Simone & Band Jazz Festival Hamburg 1989
Atención: Solo para ver en PC o Notebook Para ver el Concierto pulsa o copia y pega el Link: https://x.com/JulioPison/status/1734983267470750042
Café Mientras Tanto jcp
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𝐋𝐀 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐋'𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄 – Monografie oltre ai generi
🎧 𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐀 𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓
𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻: 𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲
Michele Selva ci porta in un viaggio unico attraverso le vite di Nina Simone, una delle figure più straordinarie e complesse del panorama musicale del Novecento. Più di una semplice cantante o pianista, Nina Simone è stata il simbolo vivente della molteplicità: un’artista in cui hanno convissuto e si sono scontrate bellezza, dolore, ribellione e vulnerabilità.
In questa puntata, scopriremo le tante sfaccettature di Eunice Kathleen Waymon, meglio conosciuta come Nina Simone: dalla giovane promessa del pianoforte classico, ostacolata dal razzismo, alla cantante che ha trasformato i polverosi locali di Atlantic City negli anni '50 in palcoscenici leggendari; dalla madre e amante tormentata alla regina capricciosa delle scene internazionali.
Ma Nina Simone è stata anche un’attivista indomabile per i diritti civili, capace di cantare la rabbia e la speranza di un’intera generazione. Con la sua voce drammatica e i suoi gesti musicali unici, ha dato vita a brani immortali come Four Women, che non solo raccontano storie, ma incarnano intere identità.
Attraverso un ritratto profondo e sincero, la puntata esplora la vita e l’opera di una donna in perenne lotta con sé stessa e il mondo, capace di trasformare il disagio in forza e la vulnerabilità in un’arma poetica.
🎶 Un programma a cura di Michele Selva Regia di Alessandro Renzi Grafica di Sara Seu 🎶 𝐒𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐈 𝐈𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐄: La Musica come Pratica dell’Impossibile
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Remembering one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and a passionate activist throughout her life, Nina Simone.
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Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue: Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club is the debut studio album by Nina Simone. Recorded in late 1957, it was eventually released by Bethlehem Records in February 1959. Nina Simone – vocals, piano Jimmy Bond – bass Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
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Nina Simone Sings The Blues-Nina Simone
1-Do I Move You?
2-Day and Night
3-In The Dark
4-Real Real
5-My Man's Gone Now
6-Backlash Blues
7-I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
8-Buck
9-Since I Fell For You
10-The House of The Rising Sun
11-Blues For Mama
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