Tag Archives: Nina Simone

Monday Open Thread | “Time” Week

Posted on July 15, 2019 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone. I no longer have cable network services. No TV channels, etc…. & BY CHOICE. So indulge me with musical posts. I’ll try to keep up with posts and Tweets for videos. This week’s featured posts include musical … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Nina Simone Week

Posted on June 29, 2019 by rikyrah

Happy Saturday, Everyone. Enjoy your weekend with family and friends.

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Friday Open Thread | Nina Simone Week

Posted on June 28, 2019 by rikyrah

TGIF, Everyone! Hope you have been enjoying this week’s music by Ms Nina Simone.

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Thursday Open Thread | Nina Simone Week

Posted on June 27, 2019 by rikyrah

Today’s feature: MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN This great piece deserves the spotlight. Hat tip, Rikyrah. Thank you! https://bittersoutherner.com/whose-mississippi-is-it-black-authors-21st-century WHOSE MISSISSIPPI IS IT? Mississippi’s image has always been dominated by the conservative white evangelical set, the political and social segment of the state … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on June 26, 2019 by rikyrah

Happy Hump Day, Everyone

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Tuesday Open Thread | Nina Simone Week

Posted on June 25, 2019 by rikyrah

Nina Simone: That Blackness

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Monday Open Thread | Nina Simone Week

Posted on June 24, 2019 by rikyrah

This week, I’m featuring music and rare videos of the incomparable Ms. Nina Simone.

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Friday Open Thread |Our Gems Week: Nina Simone

Posted on March 25, 2016 by rikyrah

Our Final Gem is Nina Simone. She was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century, an icon of American music. She was the consummate musical storyteller, a griot as she would come to learn, who used her … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | 60s Genre Music| Funk R & B Sexy & SOULFUL

Posted on November 22, 2013 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Everyone! Hope you’ve been enjoying the music of the 1960s. Today’s 3 Chics features the music of FUNK, SEX, & SOUL The Soul Children was an American vocal group who recorded soul music for Stax Records in the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | 60s Genre Music | “Black Power” & Social Change

Posted on November 20, 2013 by rikyrah

It’s Hump day, and we’re moving right along with uplifting music of and for CHANGE from the “Black Power” movement. MISSISSIPPI GODAMN-NINA SIMONE Ain’t Got No- Simone Stand- Sly & Fam Stone Say it Loud, I’m Black & I’m Proud-JB … Continue reading →

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