A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on domestic abuse in a momentous way. By Salamishah Tillet Nina Simone was always ...

As Ben Edmonds points out in the liner notes to this week's featured CD Just Like a Woman: Nina Simone Sings Songs of the 1960s, Simone could have easily been describing herself when she said of ...

In her latest album, Ledisi Sings Nina, the singer pays homage to the musician who helped change her life. Featuring U.S. and European orchestras, the project took eight years to complete.