Nina Simone: Four Women (Live in Antibes, 1969)

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"Four Women" by Nina Simone
Recording session: Live at the Jazz à Juan jazz festival in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, 1969

[jipes]

Her voice is a true cry of anger and the lyrics of this song is absolutely brillant, profund and so sad !

[barbararoff]

Simply the most incredible voice. Such a depth of feeling. OMG She was amazing. I had the privilege of seeing her perform. She was incredible. She still

[nii_amart]

The passion in her voice and performance is incredible.

[victorias]

The coolest musician Ever! No-one comes close. Love her.

[deellaboe]

year 2023 and this song gets me every time. She thought well and hard about each girl, their personality loved this song Brillance!

[mo_bra]

DAMN! NO one did it quite like Nina! 🌹

[yahyajojo]

Only One Nina..soon it will be 20 years of her departure..but her music ill always remain..

[lisamattimore]

No words to describe this beautiful woman’s talant …..BRILLIANT STORIES FROM THE SOUL❤️❤️❤️❤️

[robinsoncrew]

Yes ma'am you are and will always be❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤THE QUEEN OUTSTANDING 😢

[de]

I love you Nina Simone ❤ Your music moves me and my heart is soft.

[carleonemoore]

After several years ago of only hearing the recording of the phenomenal and unique talents of: Ledisi, Kelly Price, Jill Scott, and Marsha A, I didn't know this song first by this legend and that it was tribute to her.

[akczenaiwok]

That moment from 1:50 to 2:25 is magic !

In 1966, the singer-composer Nina Simone was so affected by the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, she wrote a song titled “Four Women.” It was a tribute to the four young women who were murdered in that act of terrorism.

In the song, Simone created a portrait of four Black female stereotypes. There was Simone herself, Aunt Sarah, a God-fearing housecleaner, Sephronia young light-skinned activist and Sweet Thing a tough prostitute. The point of the song is that there can be no single portrait of any person

[butterflyborn]

She had to get up and feel her own grove,