In a time when few artists and bands have anything meaningful to say with regard to bringing about revolutionary change, it does not hurt to flash back to actual changemakers and revolutionaries who would be raising hell if they were still here today.
Nina Simone - (Live at Harlem Cultural Festival - 1969)
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One of the greatest artists and civil rights activists in the history of modern music, also known as The High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone was a true original.
This live concert footage, captured in the summer of 1969 when she performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival in Harlem's Mount Morris Park, is a treasure. Enjoy!
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in Harlem 1969)
Here is some more live concert footage shot in London in 1968, where she performs the same song, for a audience in Europe, at a slightly slower tempo and cops a subdued groove than the take above. Enjoy!
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No...I've Got Life (Live in London 1968)
Nina Simone's legacy continues at her official website: NinaSimone.Com
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