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Nina Simone (1933–2003)

Forfatter af I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

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Best Of Nina Simone (1988) 20 eksemplarer
The Very Best of Nina Simone (2006) 18 eksemplarer
Anthology (1996) 17 eksemplarer
The Essential Nina Simone (2011) 16 eksemplarer
A Single Woman (1993) 13 eksemplarer
Verve Jazz Masters 17 (1994) 13 eksemplarer
My Baby Just Cares for Me (2008) 13 eksemplarer
Feeling Good: The Very Best of (2000) 12 eksemplarer
Nina Simone (The Greatest Hits) (2004) 11 eksemplarer
Little Girl Blue (2007) 11 eksemplarer
Nina Simone Sings The Blues (2006) 11 eksemplarer
Beyond the Sea: 50 Summer Classics (2004) 10 eksemplarer
Baltimore (1995) 8 eksemplarer
Wild Is The Wind (2014) 8 eksemplarer
Nina Simone's Finest Hour (2000) 7 eksemplarer
After Hours (1995) 7 eksemplarer
VÍCTIMA DE MI HECHIZO (2018) 6 eksemplarer
Silk & Soul (2006) 6 eksemplarer
Nina - The Essential Nina Simone (2000) 5 eksemplarer
The Blues (1997) 4 eksemplarer
Ne me quitte pas 4 eksemplarer
Tomato Collection 4 eksemplarer
The Anthology - Nina Simone (2015) 3 eksemplarer
And Piano! 3 eksemplarer
Essential Collection (2003) 3 eksemplarer
Mood Indigo (2004) 3 eksemplarer
In Concert / I Put a Spell on You (1997) 3 eksemplarer
In Concert (2006) 3 eksemplarer
Nina Simone - Gold 3 eksemplarer
Meine schwarze Seele. (1991) 3 eksemplarer
'Nuff Said (2015) 3 eksemplarer
How It Feels to Be Free (2004) 3 eksemplarer
Pastel Blues (1991) 3 eksemplarer
To Love Somebody (2002) 3 eksemplarer
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1998) 2 eksemplarer
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1988) 2 eksemplarer
High Priestess of Soul 2 eksemplarer
Ultimate Divas: Nina Simone (1997) 2 eksemplarer
Sings The Blues (2013) 2 eksemplarer
Best of-Songs to Sing 2 eksemplarer
Single Woman (1993) — Artist — 2 eksemplarer
The Greatest Hits (2003) 2 eksemplarer
Broadways, Blues, Ballads [LP] (2014) 2 eksemplarer
Love Songs 2 eksemplarer
Nina Simone - Gold / Nina Simone (2003) 2 eksemplarer
Released (2000) 2 eksemplarer
Let It Be Me (1990) 2 eksemplarer
Black Gold 2 eksemplarer
Compact Jazz 2 eksemplarer
Diva (2007) 2 eksemplarer
SIlk & Soul 1 eksemplar
Gold Collection (2003) 1 eksemplar
Strange Fruit 1 eksemplar
Don't Smoke in Bed 1 eksemplar
Collection (1991) 1 eksemplar
Nina Simone & Piano! (2009) 1 eksemplar
Live In Europe 1 eksemplar
Black Is the Color 1 eksemplar
At the Village Gate 1 eksemplar
Love Me Or Leave Me 1 eksemplar
Essential Album (2003) 1 eksemplar
The Diva Series 1 eksemplar
Sings Ellington! (2016) 1 eksemplar
Jazz & Blues 1 eksemplar
Nina Simone Masters 1 eksemplar
Mood Indigo Vol 2 (2005) 1 eksemplar
Private Collection 1 eksemplar
The Blues. CD 1 eksemplar
Legends 1 eksemplar
Gold 1 eksemplar
Live 1 eksemplar
The Great Nina Simone (1998) 1 eksemplar
Misunderstood (2000) 1 eksemplar
The Nina Simone Collection (1997) 1 eksemplar
Nina Simone Gold [2CD] (2003) 1 eksemplar
Night Song (Quiet Now Series) (2000) 1 eksemplar
Jazz Biography (2004) 1 eksemplar
It Is Finished 1 eksemplar
Feeling Good (2007) 1 eksemplar
A very rare evening 1 eksemplar
Fodder On My Wings [LP] (2020) 1 eksemplar
Private collection 1 eksemplar
Hits (2017) 1 eksemplar
Golden Hits 1 eksemplar
Nina Simone (2012) 1 eksemplar
Live at the Village Gate (1993) 1 eksemplar
Simply Simone 1 eksemplar
Remember Series 1 eksemplar
Real Nina Simone (2013) 1 eksemplar

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Verve Remixed 2 (2003) — Bidragyder — 5 eksemplarer
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Enter the Mowo (2006) — Vocalist — 1 eksemplar

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La portada nos avisa que esta autobiografía de Eunice Kathleen Waymon (1933-2003) está escrita con la colaboración de un tal Stephen Cleary, pero estoy segura de que hay más de ella en el texto, o por lo menos así es como yo creo que debió hablar Nina Simone.
Auténtica en todas sus dimensiones, como mujer, negra, música brillante y activista política, lo que más destaca en todo el texto es precisamente su honestidad y pese a todas sus equivocaciones, que ella misma reconoce, el compromiso con su gente marcó una época.
Nina llega al jazz precisamente por la actitud racista del mundo academicista de la música que le impiden continuar sus estudios clásicos, descubriendo como cierto tipo de discriminación se oculta tras una velada calificación profesional:
"… salí a caminar sintiendo que me habían despellejado y que cada desaire, real o imaginario, me cortaba un fragmento de piel y me dejaba en carne viva. Pero la piel volvió a crecer, un poco más dura, un poco menos inocente y un poco más negra."
Cuando descubre todo lo que eso supone, comienza a colaborar con los movimientos antiracistas norteamericanos, y conoce a muchos de sus principales activistas, como Malcolm X o Luther King. Destaca la actitud responsable frente a su activismo político como ejemplo de rigurosidad frente a la complejidad de muchas de las manifestaciones e intervenciones en las que participaba activamente, ya que, consciente de la importancia que tenía que gente como ella los apoyara, intentaba conocer bien cada una de las causas que seguía: "Por eso tenía que estar familiarizada con lo que se fraguaba en todos lo frentes y saber a quién -- y a qué fin -- se destinaban los fondos recaudados, cuáles eran los objetivos de esas manifestaciones así como familiarizarme también con los que las organizaban. (...) No analizaba las consignas de una manera fría e intelectual, sino que lo hacía con una actitud intuitiva, y cuando me sublevaba cualquier injusticia reaccionaba con furia, sin detenerme siquiera a considerar las implicaciones de mis actos."
Tras el asesinato de Malcolm X, Nina abraza el camino de la violencia ya que estaba segura de que esta sería una "parte inevitable de la lucha que, si no lo entendíamos pronto, moriríamos como moscas."
Nina Simone, como dice uno de sus primeros agentes, tiene color y carga sobre sus espaldas con el peso de cuarenta millones de personas.
A nivel personal, un marido insensible al cansancio de una trabajadora impenitente y cuyos tejemanejes con el fisco acabarán perjudicándole, varios alocados amantes, una hija a la que también reconoce haber dedicado poco tiempo, sus auto-exilios en Barbados, Liberia, Suiza, París, Londres y Amsterdam, acabarán por moldear su mundo, un mundo que ella misma se ha creado, a decir del escritor Jimmy Baldwin y en el que tendrá que vivir.
Simone remata su alegato defendiendo lo mismo que había defendido cuando comenzó su activismo político: que la industria de la música estaba llena de ladrones, que Estados Unidos era un país racista y que veinte años más tarde seguía castigando a los ciudadanos negros que se habían involucrado en el movimiento.
El libro termina con una ratificación en sus compromisos que da cuenta de su integridad: "Una incontable cantidad de errores, no pocos días malos y, lo más regocijante de todo, años de alegría -duros, pero también entrañables- en los que luché por los derechos de mis hermanas y hermanos en todas partes (...) Entonces sabía y sigo sabiéndolo ahora, que esa felicidad que sentía cuando marchábamos juntos y que todavía siento, es de una índole que muy poca gente puede experimentar".
La edición de Libros del Kultrum sería impecable sino fuera que a mitad del libro tiene unas cuantas páginas que se olvidó de corregir, con un montón de errores de tipografía. Los tengo todos apuntados.
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Orellana_Souto | Jul 27, 2021 |
TRACK SONG TITLE RATING

01 I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl 5
02 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 5
03 See Line Woman 5
04 Since I Fell in Love 4
05 Turn Me On 4
06 Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 3
07 I Shall Be Released 5
08 Lilac Wine 4
09 Seems I'm Never Tired of Loving 4
10 In the Dark 3
11 Chilly Winds Don't Blow 3
12 O Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3
13 Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter 3
14 Sinnerman 3
 
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Coach_of_Alva | Jun 2, 2018 |
The reviews for this book weren't inspiring, but I love Nina Simone's music and I wanted to know more about her life. I was pleased with the book and enjoyed it wall the way through. I was an easy read and the writing style was very much like her singing style, understated, but powerful. I was surprised that so much of her musical background was rooted in classical music. I don't know why, but I had the mistaken idea that her life was much more difficult than it seemed to be in her autobiography. She was gifted and unfortunately like many gifted musicians, there were plenty of folks around to take advantage of her professional business. I got the idea she was very lonely a lot of the time, too. If you like Nina Simone's music, you would enjoy this book.… (mere)
 
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bcrowl399 | 2 andre anmeldelser | Sep 28, 2016 |
I still remember like it was yesterday the first time I heard Nina Simone: 1993, I was fifteen and watching the movie, Point of No Return. A mediocre film for which I'm thankful only because it introduced me to Nina's music. From that day on, I haven't made a feelings-based mix (yeah, I still make mix CDs) without at least one of her songs. There are few singers/musicians who evoke such pure connection like she does, for me. I'll always wish I could've attended one of her live performances.

Even though I felt so deeply listening to Nina, I'm not one of those people who actively seeks out the details of an artist's life. Maybe I'm scared their reality will shatter my perception? Perhaps it feels too invasive to seek out personal details? So it wasn't until I heard about the 2015 documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, that I wondered how much Nina's life and the times directly affected her music. The answer: a lot. How could it not? In Nina's words, "An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times...How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That to me is the definition of an artist."

After watching that documentary, I looked to see if she'd written a book and sure enough, she had. While this autobiography was rather short, I appreciated hearing her story in her words. And I'm left with two thoughts:

1) what could Nina Simone have accomplished if she had not been raised/lived in a society where being Black and a woman were obstacles she had to overcome before anyone would even hear her gift?

and

2) why is so much that happened to Black people during her lifetime STILL happening today, and how many budding artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists, etc. are being dismissed because of their race or sex? It's maddening.

So while Nina Simone wasn't perfect - oh, how I wish she hadn't been as dependent on the love of a man as she was - I am happy to know more about who she was. And she will forever be someone to whom I'll turn for an example of what can be accomplished when a woman refuses to give up on her gift.

4 stars

"Although Lorraine [Hansberry] was a girlfriend - a friend of my own, rather than one shared with Andy - we never talked about men or clothes or other such inconsequential things when we got together. It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution -- real girls' talk (p.87)."

"I was rich and famous but I wasn't free. Most of the decisions I made were taken in consultation with my manager/husband, accountant, lawyer and record company. Like it or not, I couldn't do what I wanted and think about the consequences later; I had to plan months, sometimes years, ahead. So I felt part of the struggle, yet separated from it. I was lonely in the movement like I had been lonely everywhere else. Sometimes I think the whole of my life has been a search to find that one place I truly belong (p.113)."
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