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1. • • Her albums covered a wide range of styles and included both politically motivated songs and reimaginations of popular songs. “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black” (1969) aimed to make African American children feel good about themselves and “Four Women” (1966) expressed the suffering and resilience of African American women.
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   How does Nina Simone interpret music?

   • Nina Simone was a master of musical interpretation and ruled the stage with improvisation. Her interpretation of an existing piece of music is the 'way' in which she decided to perform it. Improvisation includes all the 'ill ad-libs, piano runs, shouts, hollers, and solosthat Nina and the band perform on the spot.

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   How did Nina Simone influence history?

   • Nina Simone is best known for her talents in the Music industry as a Singer/Songwriter covering genres from Blues and Jazz, to Gospel and Pop. However, Nina’s influence on History and why she makes this list, stems from her work as a Civil Rights Activist.

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   Who was Nina Simone?

   • By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022 “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.

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   Was Nina Simone a civil rights activist?

   • “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.

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   Why did Nina Simone want to become a classical musician?

   • Nina Simone wanted to become a classical musician, but racism was a significant obstacle. But despite the doors her talent could open for her, she found that prejudice would close just as many. During her first piano recital in a library when she was 12, her parents were asked to sit at the back because they were black.

   In History: Nina Simone on how racial injustice fuelled her songs - BBC

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   Was Nina Simone a catalyst for a new freedom song?

   • “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”: Nina... Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2008 This article explores the work of pianist/vocalist Nina Simone as the catalyst for a new type of freedom song in the black freedom movement during the 1960s.

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   Nov 11, 2016 · Musical interpretation is the “way” in which Nina decided to perform an already existing piece of music. Improvisation- Includes all the ill ad-libs, piano runs, shouts, hollers and solos Nina and the band perform on the spot.

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   Feb 19, 2024 · In these exclusive BBC archive clips, Nina Simone describes how racism robbed her of her dream of being a classical pianist, and how in the 1960s she used her remarkable voice to demand...

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   Jul 18, 2008 · This article explores the work of pianist/vocalist Nina Simone as the catalyst for a new type of freedom song in the black freedom movement during the 1960s. It examines the lyrical content and structure of Simone's music, which reflects the rhetorical and geographical shift of the transition from King's nonviolent, southern-based civil rights ...

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   Simone’s personal life and career were notoriously turbulent (she was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder), but to emphasize these difficulties diminishes the enduring power of her music. Her music speaks directly to contemporary activist movements.

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   Feb 7, 2016 · Nina Simone is best known for her talents in the Music industry as a Singer/Songwriter covering genres from Blues and Jazz, to Gospel and Pop. However, Nina’s influence on History and why she makes this list, stems from her work as a Civil Rights Activist.

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   Jun 1, 2021 · To this point, I analyze the musico-poetic setting of Nina Simone’s songs “Images” (1964) and “Four Women” (1965) to argue that her artistic musical choices sonically orchestrate varying issues of Black female subjectivity, identity, and self-making.

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    “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.