We appeal to the global community to help the Nina Simone Project complete payment on Zenos Frudakis’s bronze sculpture of Nina Simone, located at Nina Simone Plaza in Tryon, NC. (more…)
Keeper of the Flame – Simone Honors Her Mother’s Musical Legacy
(photo of Simone by Sequoia Emmanuelle. makeup by Ashley Joy Beck) Wednesday, February 8,2012 Keeper of the flame Simone — daughter of the legendary Nina Simone — honors her mother´s (more…)
Nina’s Birthday and Art Contest
The Simone family invites all friends and fans to participate in a contest for the month of February: Black History Month and the month of Nina’s birthday. February 21st would’ve (more…)
Singers offer the Human Truth
In every era as well as in every area, great artists are born who speak to and for the people. Poets, sculptors and singers, offer the human truth to the (more…)
Her Naked Truth Shocked Me
When I was an aspiring young artist searching for my voice, purpose, and direction, my early teachers took note of the fire burning in my belly, and they individually fanned (more…)
Greetings Nina Simone Friends, Family and Fans
Another year draws to a close, can you believe it? Mom’s new site has been up since Mother’s Day and it is heartening to witness all the participation, the comments, (more…)
Articulate the Brilliant
“Nina Simone was…and still is able to weave a story like a folk singer. Elicit the core feeling of the song like a blues singer and articulate the brilliant timing (more…)
Nickels For Nina
Saturdays were tedious because there were always chores which didn’t actually take that long but after lunch (which I always enjoyed with Grandmother) I had to go to the beauty (more…)
Ledisi on Nina Simone’s Influence
I remember the first time I heard a Nina Simone song on the radio. It was on a public radio station in the Bay area and the song was “Trouble (more…)
