Nina Simone buried in southern France

Remembering her artistry and activism, hundreds of mourners crowded a church in southern France on Friday to bid farewell to jazz singer Nina Simone.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2003 - 16:16

Remembering her artistry and activism, hundreds of mourners crowded a church in southern France on Friday to bid farewell to jazz singer Nina Simone.

Simone, whose raspy, soulful voice and protest songs of the US civil rights movement won her lasting acclaim, died on Monday aged 70 after a long illness in France, where she had lived for years.

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