OPINION: She may not possess the technical ability of Whitney or the gospel power of Aretha. But no one is better at using their voice to reach into the depths of your spirit like Nina. Editor’s note: ...

A dozen years have passed since Ledisi experienced a career defining moment by singing the anchor verse of the Nina Simone classic “Four Women” during the inaugural televised presentation of the ...

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund hopes to open Nina Simone’s fully restored childhood home to the public in ...

The art of Nina Simone is the art of transformation. This becomes abundantly clear on “You’ve Got To Learn,” a previously unreleased concert recording from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. Ken ...

Ursula Yovich has never been an artist who slips quietly into another person’s voice. When she steps into the world of Nina Simone, she does not imitate, ...

Singer Sam Reed continues her monthly residency at Gallery5 this week with a program centered around the music of 1960s icon Nina Simone. The show is billed as a jazz session, which is at once fair ...

The dilapidated wooden cottage in North Carolina that was the birthplace of singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone now has the protection of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The ...

"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 ...

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One at a time, the women interrupt Nina Simone (Alexis J. Roston) as she tries to write words to a new song: Meek, faith-filled Aunt Sarah (Gabrielle Lott-Rogers), wearing a maid's uniform.

Nina Simone, singer-songwriter, activist, was a force to be reckoned with. Her explosive lyrics were quickly followed by rapid-fire staccato on her piano. At other times, Simone was a sultry ...

TRYON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Efforts continue to preserve the childhood home of music legend Nina Simone. Restoration of the western North Carolina home where the singer lived in her early years is in full ...