Nina Simone is another amazing musician.
A lot of her music falls under the “Folk” genre as it tells stories of African-American life that can be passed down from generation to generation. Nina Simone is considered to be the “High Priestess of Soul”, but she also has influenced Folk Music considerably.
Much of her music tells stories of the African American and African American Woman experiences, such as “Blackbird” and “Four Women” Her music also spoke to the Civil Rights Movement with “Young, Gifted and Black” and “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”.