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Hace 3 días · Billie Holiday's recording of the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" has stirred and haunted generations of listeners.
Hace 18 horas · “Strange Fruit” surgió de un suceso real. El 7 de agosto de 1930, una muchedumbre sacó de la cárcel de Marion, Indiana, a Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith y James Cameron, tres adolescentes afroamericanos sospechosos del asesinato de un obrero y la violación de una joven blanca.
Hace 3 días · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Hace 5 días · The title “Strange Fruit” serves as a symbolic representation of the lynching victims, whose bodies were treated as objects of spectacle and intimidation. By referring to them as “strange fruit,” the song highlights the dehumanization endured by African Americans in a system plagued by racism.
Hace 2 días · Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" originated as a poem by a Jewish teacher. Hattie McDaniel made history as the first African American Oscar winner. More for You.
Hace 2 días · “Strange Fruit” delivers a haunting indictment of racial violence and lynching in America, with Nina Simone’s haunting vocals lending poignancy to the chilling lyrics.
Hace 1 día · ビリー・ホリデー（Billie Holiday）は、黒人差別と戦った伝説的なジャズシンガーであり、その象徴的な歌「奇妙な果実（Strange Fruit）」は、アメリカ南部で黒人がリンチされ木に吊るされるという残虐な行為を描写しています。 この歌は、彼女の人生とキャリアに深い影響を与えただけでなく ...
