Simone is the latest artist honored in Thornton’s “Beyond Category” series that Thornton Dean Jason King described as “an ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Akili Ni Mali, an actor and independent recording artist from San Diego, will perform as legendary musician Nina Simone in two shows this February, honoring Black History Month. ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Pain was inherent and central to much of Nina ...

She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and pop. Listen to these 11 favorites. By Marcus J. Moore Music played a huge ...

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 ...

Portland blues and gospel singer LaRhonda Steele, backed by guitarist Adrian Martin and his sextet, will perform their annual “I Put a Spell on You” tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Nina ...

For a certain segment out there, I imagine that Jay-Z’s song “The Story of O.J.” introduced them to Nina Simone (born Eunice Waymon). The song samples her famous 1966 song “Four Women,” released on ...

For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving his own. As the grandson of jazz and soul legend Nina Simone and the son of singer and actress Lisa ...