‘What Happened, Miss Simone?,’ a documentary about the legendary singer, songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone, was nominated for an Academy Award this year.
As a performer, Nina Simone was known for her soulful vocals and carefree musical style, which captured audiences and attracted life-long fans, such as Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin. Simone had sung jazz, blues and folk music since the 1950’s and when the violent days of the 1960’s began, she sought to use her music to inspire political action. ‘What Happened, Miss Simone’ documents both the impact and evolution of her artistry over …read more
Source: AlterNet
