USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: African Music Divas, 2, The Four Women

nina simone, amazingly perfect sublime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuy874spGg

Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind (Live In New York 1964) Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind (Live in New York 1964 from the 1966 album of the same name) To my knowledge there is no footage of Miss Simone performing this and no official video for the song so I made one to accompany it. www.youtube.com

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

517 803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - African Music Divas, 2, The Four Women

 

The song, "Four Women," has been played by many women singers, and I will give you samples. Let us start with four women singing "Four Women":  Lisa Simone, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, and Angélique Kidjo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R_Qk1AN5S4

 

Four Women

Nina Simone

My skin is black
My arms are long
My hair is woolly
My back is strong
Strong enough to take the pain
inflicted again and again
What do they call me
My name is AUNT SARAH
My name is Aunt Sarah

My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds
I do belong
My father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
What do they call me
My name is SAFFRONIA
My name is Saffronia

My skin is tan
My hair is fine
My hips invite you
my mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I?
Anyone who has money to buy
What do they call me
My name is…

 

 

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