Thursday, August 13, 2015

Trailblazers in Black History: Nina Simone, Jazz Icon

 
Published on YouTube on Feb 21, 2014

Black History Mini Docs presents NINA SIMONE.

There was truly no one like Nina Simone. She composed over 500 songs, recorded almost 60 albums. First woman to win the Jazz Cultural Award "Woman of the Year" 1966. In the 1960s, Nina Simone was part of the civil rights movement and later the black power movement. Her songs are considered as anthems of those movements.

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