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Nina Simone

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The latest best of Nina Simone, who celebrated her 90th anniversary this year. Nina Simone celebrates her 90th anniversary this year with her latest best-of album. Nina Simone is a female icon who fought for independence as an African American, a muse who sought genre-less musical freedom, and has been listened to more than 630 million times via TikTok and Instagram, attracting the attention of young people around the world. This is a new best-of album that uses Philips recordings as its source material. From "Feeling Good," a song of hope for her fellow countrymen, to "Mississippi Goddam," her most popular protest song, this new album features the best of Nina Simone from the mid-1960s, when she was at the height of her powers and was attracting the attention of young people all over the world. The album also includes the mellow "I Put a Spell on You," which became the title track of her autobiography published in 1992; "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," one of her best-known songs, which has been covered by Elvis Costello, Michel Ndegeocello, and many others; and "Four Women Women," a poetic, introspective song about four black women. The introspective "Four Women," which poetically depicts four black women, and more.The cover of her deeply carved standards such as "Ne Me Quitte Pas," sung in French with simple orchestral sounds, "I Loves You, Porgy," and "Lilac Wine" are also very tasteful.