Nina Simone Explained In A Single Performance
The story of one of the most remarkable and revealing performances of Nina Simone’s career, her 1976 appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This episode of Lost Concerts of History traces how, in just seven songs, Simone turned a turbulent life of brilliance, rage, and resilience into raw art, confronting her past, her politics, and her pain on stage. It captures both the unguarded humanity and the uncompromising genius that defined Nina Simone. Watch the concert in full: Video produced in partnership with @Polyphonic =================================== Subscribe: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/YouTubeSubscribe Official site: https://www.mercurystudios.co =================================== Created by Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios, we tell the stories behind the artists and beyond the songs. #MercuryStudios #NinaSimone #LostConcertsofHistory
About Nina Simone
Nina Simone ( NEE-nə sim-OHN; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice. Rolling Stone named Simone one of the greatest singers on various li...
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