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SUMMARY:The Ladies of Simone
LOCATION:Arts Garage\, 94 NE 2nd Ave\, Delray Beach\, FL\, 33444\, United S
 tates
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, The Ladies of Simone return to Arts Ga
 rage to celebrate the rich artistic legacy of the American musical icon an
 d Empress of Soul\, Nina Simone. The Ladies of Simone will perform Nina Si
 mone classics such as “I Loves You Porgy\,” “The Look of Love\,” 
 “My Baby Just Cares for Me\,” “To Be Young\, Gifted\, and Black”\,
  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” and more. Don’t Miss the Ladies o
 f Simone\, with vocalists Sarah Gracel and Deana Butler-Rahming! PERFORMER
  BIOS: Sarah Gracel (Nina #1) Sarah Gracel is a talented vocalist\, an awa
 rd-winning actress and the owner of The Candy Girls Gourmet Sweets. Sarah 
 was cast in the South Florida premiere of the African Heritage Cultural Ar
 ts Center’s musical\, Simply Simone – The Music of Nina Simone as Nina
  #1 in which she portrayed Nina Simone as a youth\, innocent\, energetic a
 nd hopeful for a brighter future. Sarah earned a Best Actress in a Musical
  South Florida Carbonell Award for her amazing performance in the role of 
 Effie White in Broward Stage Door’s production of Dreamgirls. Known as t
 he “Dramatic Desertress”\, Sarah is the CEO of her own dessert company
 \, The Candy Girls Gourmet Sweets. Ja’Nia Harden (Nina #2) Ja’Nia Hard
 en is a gifted music artist\, educator and author of the children’s book
  Fat Cat Caterpillar whose stunning voice encompasses genres of music such
  as jazz\, R&B\, pop\, gospel and more. Ja’Nia is a proud alumnus of FAM
 U and was cast in the South Florida premiere of the African Heritage Cultu
 ral Arts Center’s musical\, Simply Simone – The Music of Nina Simone a
 s Nina #2 – The Singer. Ja’Nia brilliantly portrayed Nina Simone on th
 e verge of success\, optimistic yet cautious. Her amazing performance disp
 layed a Nina Simone burned by the music business leaving her a little gun 
 shy but maintaining her deepest pleasure in music. As the daughter of lege
 ndary WLRN jazz radio personality Len Pace\, Ja’Nia’s roots in Jazz mu
 sic runs deep. In addition\, Ja’Nia has opened for music artist Lahla Ha
 thaway and joins her husband John as a creator and member of The Harden Pr
 oject\, a soul-stirring\, emotion-provoking and sonically pleasing band wh
 ose music features Jazz Fusion\, Funk\, Soul\, and an array of other music
  genres. Deana Butler-Rahming (Nina #3) Deana Butler-Rahming is a renowned
  South Florida vocalist and actress whose performances have brought audien
 ces to their feet with joy. Her performance in the South Florida premiere 
 of the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s musical\, Simply Simone 
 – The Music of Nina Simone featured Deana in the role of Nina #4 showcas
 ing Nina Simone in the later years of her career as a wise\, yet jaded wom
 an. Deana’s incredible performance of Nina Simone displayed an iconic fi
 gure who has seen the way of the world and chose to reject it\, rather tha
 n continue to live amongst hypocrisy and hatred. She speaks her mind blunt
 ly and doesn’t care who takes offense. Deana has starred in numerous pro
 ductions including Ain’t Misbehavin’\, Storyville\, Zooman and the Sig
 n\, My Shattered Soul\, CloZet Confession\, as well as a sought-after voca
 l artist who is asked to perform regularly. Deana was recognized by the Mi
 ami-Dade Gospel Alliance of Music Professionals as a Legend in South Flori
 da gospel music performance. BAND MEMBERS John Harden\, II (Piano) Sergo Z
 avela (Guitar) Charlemagne Sands (Bass) Donald Thomas (Drums) TICKETS\n\nh
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