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Influences: Zara McFarlane shares her love for the great jazz singer and pianist Nina Simone - The Vinyl Factory
Gateways Music Festival - Nina Simone 1993-2003 Classically-trained pianist, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, arranger, and civil rights activist who was awarded an honorary degree by the Curtis Institute of Music in 2003. Born Eunice
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