Nina Simone: Her Art and Life in 33 Songs In conversations with artists including Chan Marshall, Maxwell, and Esperanza Spalding, and through examination of her most iconic songs, we look at the life of a true spellbinder By PitchforkMay 15, 2017 Photo by Tom Copi/Getty Images It's After...
It was one of Nina’s many abilities to comprehend the bittersweet qualities of life and then parlay them into a song that made her such an enduring and fascinating person. In her autobiography, Nina Simone writes that her function as an artist is “…to make people feel on a deep ...
Nina Simone Moore. Producer: Ms/Manage. Nina Simone Moore is a Writer / Producer based in Brooklyn, NY. Using various mediums to create and relay narratives, she identifies as a storyteller. Simone hails from Atlanta, GA where she began working within th
Overall, Nina is a powerful biographical drama that sheds light on the life and legacy of an artist whose work continues to resonate with people all over the world. The film is not without its flaws, with some critics arguing that Saldana's casting as Simone is problematic due to her light...
Nina Simone Moore. Producer: Ms/Manage. Nina Simone Moore is a Writer / Producer based in Brooklyn, NY. Using various mediums to create and relay narratives, she identifies as a storyteller. Simone hails from Atlanta, GA where she began working within th
Besides writing a book about your experiences with Simone, you’re planning a tour with the original band members. All the dates aren’t set yet, but we’re working up a multi-city tour. One of the performance will be during the Blue Note Jazz Festival in NY in early July. Then we’...
Nina Simone By Brenda Flanagan Analysis The first lecture that I attended was Brenda Flanagan’s talk about the life of Nina Simone through her memoir and the songs of Simone. Before this talk‚ I had never heard of Nina Simone‚ but I enjoyed getting to learn about her life and expe...
Nina Simone defied musical categories even as she fought against social ones and the result is a body of work that draws on classical and jazz music, country blues, French chanson, gospel, protest songs, pop and rock tunes, turning genres and styles inside out in pursuit of what Simone call...
The sound mixers weren’t, and it took Hill three false starts to set the levels right for an ambitious new song based on an interpolation of Simone’s “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life.” Though she was a dynamic bandleader, accepting only the best from her backers, s...
1. Lisa Simone –“Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Intro)” 2. Ms. Lauryn Hil –“Feeling Good” 3. Ms. Lauryn Hill –“I’ve Got Life” 4. Ms. Lauryn Hill –“Ne Me Quitte Pas” 5. Jazmine Sullivan –“Baltimore” 6. Grace –“Love Me or Leave Me” ...