“Are you ready Black people,” Nina Simone sings in a stunning new clip from Questlove’s documentary film “Summer of Soul.” “Are you ready to listen to all the beautiful Black voices, the beautiful ...

Nina Simone was one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues music during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933, her musical career spanned over 30 years until her ...

Socially conscious black troubadours such as William Warfield, Harry Belafonte, Odetta and many others were challenging the U.S. government's questionable policies on numerous things including war, ...

Nina Simone was living alone in France, and feeling the weight of her isolation, when she recorded what would become Fodder on My Wings in 1982. But the album — which Verve/UMe will reissue on April 3 ...

As part of a yearlong celebration of Nina Simone’s 90 th birthday, a newly discovered recording from the Tryon, North Carolina-born singer’s performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival is set for ...

Alexander Simone walks the walk and he sings the song. “Fight the Fight” is a new track Simone, the grandson of Nina Simone. The accompanying video by Leon Fields features Simone marching and speaking ...

The art of Nina Simone is the art of transformation. This becomes abundantly clear on “You’ve Got To Learn,” a previously unreleased concert recording from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. Ken ...

Join 24,000 of your neighbors and stay in tune with the Triangle. As she did more than once in her storied career, Nina Simone got the jump on us Thursday night, at the start of Raleigh playwright ...