Watch Solange, Dev Hynes, Moses Sumney, and more cover Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted And Black"
25 August 2015, 16:16
| Written by
Laurence Day
Solange performed at FYF Fest over the weekend in Los Angeles, where she brought Dev Hynes/Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, and KING to the stage to cover Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted and Black".
Speaking about the rendition, Solange says: “It was a really special and spiritual moment of solidarity and pride, in celebrating our blackness. I was so grateful to share that with such beautiful like minded artists.”
Watch the performance below.
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