Forbidden

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When Nina Simone signed to Colpix in 1959, she was granted complete creative control over her music. That freedom opened the door to new subject matter, especially themes around civil rights.

Songs like Work Song on 1961’s Forbidden Fruit offered an early glimpse of what was coming next, as Simone grew into a truly formidable voice, challenging white audiences with her fierce condemnation of American apartheid.