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Nina Simone: To Be Free

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2008-09-15 08:12:46 by Marc Myers in JazzWax
...Simone's legacy won't sit still. Each time you listen to the singer's voice, you come away with a completely different impression. Just when you conclude she was a jazz singer, you decide she actually was a blues belter. Wait, she was really a folk singer. No, a reggae pioneer. And a chanteuse. Stopa gospel singer, that's what she was....
 
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Nina Simone's Daughter Releases Solo Debut

2008-01-15 15:59:16 by Charley Rogulewski of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...Simone's daughter Simone Simone (yes, that's really her name) will release her first solo album dubbed Simone On Simone on April 29th. The album is a big band tribute to her mother, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 70 For Simone on Simone , Simone Simone reworked eleven of her mothers songs. I Hold No Grudge and Dont You Pay Them No...
 
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--=[ Simone ]=--

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2008-08-03 23:45:00 by Lord Blak in Blaks Lair
Simone - Simone on Simone [2008 As a long-time fan of Nina Simone, I was waiting in anticipation for the release of Simone on Simone. Nina's daughter, Simone, has given a wonderful tribute to her mother. Though no one is Nina or ever will be again, Simone has made a connection for fans that brings back the past while gently leading us to the...
 
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To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story DELUXE 4-disc box set (w/ DVD) + rare footage

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2008-10-01 15:29:41 by bandweblogs in Band Weblogs
...Simone (1933-2003) holds a special position of honor for the fearless role she played as an uncompromising ambassador of cultural pride at the height of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements from the late 1950s to the 1970s Underpinning her status as one of the outspoken voices of that tumultuous period in history was Nina Simones...
 
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Nina Simone-To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

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2008-10-07 21:56:48 by Passion of the Weiss in Passion of the Weiss
...Simone that hasnt already been recited ad infinitum, in an inevitably more eloquent manner than I have time for at this moment. Yet on a broiling Indian summer afternoon, To Be Free, the recently released Simone anthology sounds magnificent; particularly, the sun-drenched horns of Poppies, and the wobbly but slick strut of Baltimore. If youve...
 
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Nina Simone Never Before Released Audio and Video Footage Collected on Protest Anthology

2008-03-26 12:18:00 by BIG CED in Everything BIG CED
 
...Simone is widely regarded as one of the most important jazz and blues revolutionaries of all time. Not only was she a Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger, but she was also a staunch civil rights activist and voice for black America. On April 8th, a new collection of never before seen video and live tracks...
 
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Peg Simone's unearthly blues

2008-04-23 13:04:12 by jenny of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...Simone, a Brooklyn singer/songwriter who plays with his drummer Here's my review, up on PopMatters today Peg Simone , The Deeper You Get (Self-released There is no sound quite so unearthly as slide guitar, that wavery, shimmery between-the-notes tone elicited by moving an edge of somethingbone, bottleneck, metal or store-bought slidedown the...
 
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Nina Simone Set Free on Box Set

2008-09-30 07:30:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
 
...Simone possessed one of the most unique voices of the 20th century, and she used to explore a variety of genres: everything from blues, gospel, and jazz to folk, rock, and world music, to name just a handful. To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story , a box set RCA / Legacy released today (September 30), collects tracks from Simone in all of these...
 
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Au Revoir Simone NEW Reverse Migration release, download FREE MP3 remix

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2008-10-28 14:06:35 by bandweblogs in Band Weblogs
...Simone are gearing up for the November 11th, 2008 release of Reverse Migration , a collection of their favorite remixes and re-envisionings of 2007s breakthrough full-length The Bird of Music , by offering up a handful of tracks from the album in advance of its release Last month, Ruff and Jams take on Lark was premiered by Stereogum . This...
 
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Alina Simone's love letter to a Russian punkstress

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2008-02-11 11:54:00 by Bruce in Some Velvet Blog
...Simone released her debut in September 2007 to excellent reviews and for good reason. The Kharkov, Ukrainian born and suburban-Boston raised daughter of political refugees showcased songs on Placelessness that were emotionally raw, haunting and touching Alina's new album is due