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The Estate of Dr. Nina Simone has created a special arts experience titled The Nina Simone Experience: - - A Tribute to Dr. Nina Simone, High Priestess of Soul. Our unique tribute is designed to reacquaint Nina Simone fans with her life and legacy while introducing her to the next generation.
The inaugural event will be held in Atlanta, GA on April 16th – 25th , 2010 with activities planned in other cities throughout the world in the months and years to come.
The Nina Simone Experience celebrates Nina’s cultural footprint through live theater, visual art, fashion, dance, spoken word poetry, interactive panels, academic speakers series and of course, music. The talents of gifted visual and performing artists from across the country have culminated to create this series.
| Here is a list of our activities for Atlanta, GA: | ||
| FRI | April 16th | Nina Simone Experience Opening Gala |
| SAT | April 17th | I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl: Artist Talk |
| SUN | April 18th | Nina Simone: In Her Own Words (Special Reader’s Theater) |
| MON | April 19th | Being and Becoming: Black Womanhood 21st Century |
| TUES | April 20th | Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Interactive Panel |
| WED | April 21st | Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter: Spoken Word Cabaret |
| THUR | April 22nd | My Music is a Weapon: Special Speaker’s Event |
| FRI | April 23rd | The Last Rose of Summer: Fashion Event |
| SAT | April 24th | Free tours for community youth groups |
| SUN | April 25th | Closing Sponsors Event: To Be Young, Gifted & Black |
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For more detailed information about the overall series click here Thanks for being a part of the Nina Simone Experience! |
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is arguably most associated with her performance of jazz music. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles that include classical music, jazz, the blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style is characterized by intense passion, a loose vibrato, and a slightly androgynous timbre, in part due to her unusually low vocal range which veered between the alto and tenor ranges (occasionally even reaching baritone lows). Also known as The High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness and tragic melancholy.
Nina Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the greatest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue and 1974. Songs she is best known for include "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put a Spell on You", "Four Women", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Sinnerman", "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", "Mississippi Goddam", "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" and "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl". Many of her songs are featured on motion picture soundtracks, as well as in video games, commercials and TV series.
This website is a tribute to her legacy!