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Nina Simone

In March 1999, Tim Sebastian met Nina Simone, to discuss her career as a singer, songwriter, pianist and civil rights activist.

In 1999 Tim Sebastian sat down with the singer and activist Nina Simone. With her vocal performances and civil rights activism, she built a fearsome reputation as someone not to be messed with. She worked with Martin Luther King and once even shot at someone who threatened to cheat her in a business deal. But did she use music as a political weapon?

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Apr 2017 19:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Tim Sebastian
Interviewed Guest Nina Simone

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