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Nina Simone (bürgerlich Eunice Kathleen Waymon; * 21. Februar 1933 in Tryon , North Carolina , USA ; † 21. April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet , Frankreich ) war eine US-amerikanische Jazz - und Bluessängerin , Pianistin , Songschreiberin und Bürgerrechtsaktivistin .
Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) ( / ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn /) [1] was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop.
17. Apr. 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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She was who the world would come to know as Nina Simone. When Nina Simone died on April 21, 2003, she left a timeless treasure trove of musical magic spanning over four decades from her first hit, the 1959 Top 10 classic “I Loves You Porgy,” to “A Single Woman,” the title cut from her one and only 1993 Elektra album.
27. Jan. 2024 · Am Samstag, 27. Januar 2024, 20 Uhr, wird die Faszination Nina Simone in einer facettenreichen Show im Amerikahaus spürbar. Songs, Bilder, Filmausschnitte und Texte machen das Leben dieser außergewöhnlichen Künstlerin lebendig. Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch!
“The High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone was a singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Mostly known as a jazz singer, her music blended gospel, blues, folk, pop, and classical styles. No popular singer was more closely associated with the Civil Rights Movement than Simone.
3. Aug. 2014 · A Raised Voice. By Claudia Roth Pierpont. August 3, 2014. Simone with James Baldwin in the early sixties. Her intelligence and restless force attracted African-American culture’s finest minds....
