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A gorgeous piece of Nina Simone art by Jon Stich. #ColorIsABeautifulThing

Beautifully vibrant Nina Simone tribute by Jo Di Bona for the Colors Festival Paris.

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" by Mavis Staples and Levon Helm — from the upcoming album "Carry Me Home," available on May 20th. Pre-order: https://mavisandlevon.ffm.to/carrymehome

Contestants on LEGO Masters FOX season 2 Dave Kaleta and Richard Dryden showed themselves to be a team of dads that are passionate about social justice and civic & cultural pride. To continue their work they are now creating a 26 part LEGO project that celebrates Awesome Black Creativity from A...

From "Wild Is The Wind" LP:

Philadelphia radio icon Sid Mark passed away on April 18th. Nina Simone credited Sid with helping kick-start her career. Sid would play Nina's version of "I Loves You, Porgy" on his Philly radio program three or four times in a row and within six months of the release of Nina's debut album...

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Here's audio of Nina performing "Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter" live in Antibes, 1983!

In the early 1960s, Nina appeared on Oscar Brand's radio program "The World of Folk Music" where she performed "Eretz Zavat Chalav U'dvash" and "Blackbird." The show was eventually released on LP. Here are the two tracks Nina performed on that program, backed by Montego Joe on percussion...

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Nina at The Rainbow Sign in 1972

Flyer for Nina's 3/31 and 4/1 shows at The Rainbow Sign