Talk about a serious soul overdose. Jill Scott, Ledisi, Marsha Ambrosius and Kelly Price—four of the best contemporary female vocalists—joined forces in a mighty rendition of Nina Simone’s “Four Women” at the 2010 Black Girls Rock! Awards.

Originally featured on Simone’s 1966 album Wild is the Wind, the song is seeing a major resurgence as of late. The track appears on the soundtrack for Tyler Perry’s film For Colored Girls and features the vocals of the late artist, her daughter Simone (who recently talked about her involvement with the project), Ledisi and Laura Izibor. Check out the video after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Soul and Jazz songstress Simone is featured on the soundtrack for Tyler Perry’s highly anticipated new film, For Colored Girls. In an exclusive interview the singer—who is the daughter of the late great Nina Simone—dished on her song “Four Women”, which features the voice of her mother, Laura Izibor and Ledisi; her excitement about the making of the project and the importance of buying the soundtrack. Check it out and SOUND OFF!

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The anticipation for Tyler Perry’s FOR COLORED GIRLS—a screen adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 Obie Award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf—is heating up. And things reached a fever pitch with news of the movies soundtrack. The disc features the talents of an all female line-up of artists that include Janelle Monàe, Estelle, Laura Izibor, Leona Lewis, and the legendary Gladys Knight. The musical collection is rounded out by the sounds of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lalah Hathaway, Zaki Ibrahim, and one of the films co-stars Anika Noni Rose.

FOR COLORED GIRLS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK will be available November 2nd (as the movie will premiere nationwide on the 5th). Can’t wait that long? The soundtrack will be available to stream this Wednesday at www.forcoloredgirlssoundtrack.com. Check out after the break for the full track-listing. Read the rest of this entry »