Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina ...

Nina Simone will be honored in a three-day event at London’s Southbank Centre ... musician and commentator Soweto Kinch will debut music from his new album,“ Soundtrack to the Apocalypse ...

In honor of her 71st birthday today, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with Nina Simone’s inspiring beauty ... Hall Benefit Concert after-party in New York City, for example, she wore ...

One of the first people she shared that dream with was none other than N.C. native and civil rights activist Nina ... said, Simone smiled and invited her to her home in Mount Vernon, New York.

This broadcast includes new releases from Cynthia Sayer, Fred Hersch & Rondi Charleston and Sullivan Fortner, with birthday shoutouts to Nina Simone, Nicole Mitchell, Sharel Cassity, Elsa Nilsson, ...