Four Women

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"Four Women" is a powerful 1966 song by Nina Simone that portrays the struggles and identities of four Black women, highlighting themes of racism, sexism, and resilience.

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Four Women canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Nina Simone ⓘ
associatedMovement civil rights movement ⓘ
characterDepicted Aunt Sarah ⓘ
Peaches ⓘ
Saffronia ⓘ
Sweet Thing ⓘ
composer Nina Simone ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact considered a classic of Black protest music ⓘ
frequently discussed in Black feminist scholarship ⓘ
firstReleaseAlbum Wild Is the Wind ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
protest song ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Angélique Kidjo ⓘ
linked to: Angelique Kidjo

Dianne Reeves ⓘ
Me'shell Ndegeocello ⓘ
linked to: Meshell Ndegeocello
hasInfluenced discourse on representation of Black women in popular music ⓘ
later Black feminist music ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Nina Simone live performances ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Nina Simone ⓘ
musicalStyle piano-driven ballad ⓘ
narrativeForm first-person narrative ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of four archetypal Black women ⓘ
social commentary on racism and sexism ⓘ
numberOfCharactersDepicted 4 ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
partOf Nina Simone discography ⓘ
performer Nina Simone ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1960s ⓘ
recordLabel Philips Records ⓘ
subjectMatter anger and empowerment ⓘ
colorism ⓘ
experiences of Black women in America ⓘ
historical trauma of slavery ⓘ
intersection of race and gender ⓘ
sexual exploitation ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
theme Black identity ⓘ
racism ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
sexism ⓘ
usedIn stage productions about Nina Simone ⓘ
vocalist Nina Simone ⓘ
vocalStyle emotionally intense performance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nina Simone → notableWork → Four Women ⓘ
Wild Is the Wind → hasTrack → Four Women ⓘ
The Story of O.J. → containsSample → Four Women ⓘ
David Park → notableWork → Four Women ⓘ