Demo mix for Lucidity 2023, with real whole bits of JAJA, Eklipse, Lhasa De Sela, Massive Attack, CloZee, Led Zeppelin, David Starfire, Quantic Y Anita Tijoux, Pigmalião, Kusht, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba & Nina Simone

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Born Eunice Waymon in 1933 in North Carolina, she was to be the first black classical concert pianist. A child prodigy, she kept learning and studying, playing music in her parents' church. Her whole family moved to Philadelphia for her to attend the renowned Curtis Institute of Music, but was denied admission because racism.  So she learned to use her voice and became one of the most iconic singer-songwriters of all time, a muse of the Civil Rights movement ; the High Priestess of Soul. This mix is a modest attempt to honor this Great Lady,  a very partial selection of her rich and beautiful career, featuring some of her better known, light-hearted tunes (remixed or not) as well as some her more radical protest songs. I hope you enjoy, and dig deeper into the life, music, and activism of Ms Nina Simone, the High Priestess of Soul. She had a lot to say, and her legacy continues to reverberate far beyond jazz, blues and soul.

Art by Lisa Freeman: https://www.theartoflisafreeman.com

Tracklist:
- Nina Simone // Feeling Good
- Quantic Soul Orchestra feat. Alice Russell // Feeling Good
- Nina Simone // My baby just cares for me
- Nina Simone  // See-line woman (Masters at Work remix)
- Nina Simone  // Don't let me be misunderstood (Nicolas Jaar remix)
- Nina Simone  // Don't let me be misunderstood
- Nina Simone //  I Put A Spell on You  (kASPLATTY remix)
- Nina Simone // My Man is Gone Now
- Nina Simone // My Man is Gone Now (DJ Wally remix) 
- Nina Simone // Come Ye  (Thornato Remix)
- Nina Simone // Be My Husband (Jeremy Sole Remix)
- Nina Simone // Mississippi Goddam
- Blind Willie Johnson // It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Nina Simone // Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Nina Simone //  Feeling Good (Troublemaker Remix)
- Nina Simone // I  Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

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