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Bon Jovi, Simone, Dire Straits to Be Inducted Into Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame

2413 days ago

Time — Bon Jovi, the Cars, Nina Simone, and others make up the 2018 class more info

Bon Jovi, Simone, Dire Straits to be inducted into Rock Hall

2413 days ago

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Bon Jovi, the Cars and four first-time nominees, including Nina Simone, will be inducted Saturday night as the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. more info

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Paula Patton takes charge as a producer and star of the sex trafficking thriller 'Traffik'

2415 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In one haunting moment from Liongate's upcoming thriller "Traffik," a young woman is drugged and loaded into a waiting truck by sex traffickers after having spent much of the night running for her life. Nina Simone's stirring "Strange Fruit" punctuat... more info

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'Songs of Freedom' digs into bracing music of the 1960s

2420 days ago

Chicago Tribune — The transcendent moment in “Songs of Freedom,” drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s reflection on music of the turbulent 1960s, sneaked up on listeners. For after hearing inspired but straightforward readings of music identified with Nina Simone, Abbey ... more info

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NINA SIMONE: TO LOVE SOMEBODY (1968)

2421 days ago

Soul Sides — Nina Simone: To Love Somebody (RCA Victor, 1968) This song absolutely slays. It’s a radical remake of The Bee-Gee’s original, taking a pleasant ballad and having Nina utterly flip into a high energy, uptempo jam. Every time I hear this, I ju... more info

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Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2018-03-31 with Slowthai

2426 days ago

Core News — “MC, producer and guitarist Slowthai joins Gilles for words and music. They discuss his debut EP and being influenced by Nina Simone, horror films and growing up in Northampton.” Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the fee... more info

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From Schubert to Nina Simone? The spring classical calendar is full of surprises

2437 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Critic Mark Swed looks to the season ahead and the concerts and productions that hold the most promise, including a radical staging of "Song of the Earth," new work from rising conductor Ellen Reid and Matthew Aucoin's much-anticipated "The Crossing.... more info

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Contemporary album of the month – Brad Mehldau: After Bach

2457 days ago

Guardian Music — The pianist intersperses classic Bach pieces with his own responses in a headscratching album of harmonic adventuresAlso reviewed: Niklas Paschburg | OceanicNo composer looms over modern jazz quite like Johann Sebastian Bach, whose harmonic rigour se... more info

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Nina Simone Performing Live Spotify Playlist

2484 days ago

JamBase — The late great Nina Simone will soon be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, stream a Spotify Playlist featuring the talented musician performing live. more info

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