Nina Simone in Algiers


Nina Simone beim Pan-African Festival in Algiers (1969, Foto: Guy Le Querrec).

» Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument has? It’s like being between the keys of a piano. The notes are there, you can sing them, but they can’t be found on any instrument. That’s like me. I live in between this. I live in both worlds, the black and white world. I am Nina Simone, the star, and I am not here. I’m a woman. My secret self is between these worlds.«       - Nina Simone

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