Music is beautiful when it is done well. Consider the rich, sweet sadness of Nina Simone. But her voice wasn’t hers alone. It wasn’t merely a function of her lips or her tongue or her vocal chords. It was also a remembrance.  A history brought alive. Her voice was the echo of slaves toiling in the fields as they would sing More

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