Podcasts by TED Talks Music
Some of the world's greatest musicians and researchers showcase the power and science of music onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
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"You and I" / "Attention" | Charlie Puth from 2022-01-11T15:51:33
Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth dazzles in a performance of his effortlessly catchy hit "Attention" and an impeccable cover of Stevie Wonder's "You and I", live from the TED Countdown stage.
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"The [Uncertain] Four Seasons" | AKQA and Jung von Matt from 2021-10-26T19:20:35
Over the last two years, a collective of composers, musicians, computer programmers, scientists and activists has set out to reinterpret Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" for a transformed world, restit...
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What you discover when you really listen | Hrishikesh Hirway from 2021-10-13T14:46:07
"Every conversation has the potential to open up and reveal all the layers and layers within it, all those rooms within rooms," says podcaster and musician Hrishikesh Hirway. In this profoundly mov...
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The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love | Lizzo from 2021-09-30T12:51:03
Twerking is mainstream now ... but do you know where it came from? Superstar Lizzo traces booty shaking to a traditional West African dance and tells how Black women across generations kept the rhy...
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How music can help you find peace after loss | Steven Sharp Nelson from 2021-08-31T15:03
Music can act as a guide, says cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It has the power to unlock the mind, tap into the heart and bring light in the darkest times. Take a deep breath as Nelson t...
How to find peace with loss through music | Steven Sharp Nelson from 2021-08-31T15:03
Music can act as a guide, says cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It has the power to unlock the mind, tap into the heart and bring light in the darkest times. Take a deep breath as Nelson t...
How music streaming transformed songwriting | Björn Ulvaeus from 2021-07-02T15:15:11
Money, money, money ... in the music business, there seems to be little left for the songwriters that fuel it. ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus calls for the industry to support its most valuable asse...
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An electrifying acoustic guitar performance | Rodrigo y Gabriela from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela combine furiously fast riffs and dazzling rhythms to create a style that draws on both flamenco guitar and heavy metal in this live performance of their song,...
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"Turceasca" | Silk Road Ensemble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Grammy-winning Silk Road Ensemble display their eclectic convergence of violin, clarinet, bass, drums and more in this energetic rendition of the traditional Roma tune, "Turceasca."
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"Awoo" | Sofi Tukker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Electro-pop duo Sofi Tukker dance it out with the TED audience in a performance of their upbeat, rhythmic song "Awoo," featuring Betta Lemme.
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How to find a wonderful idea | OK Go from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Where does OK Go come up with ideas like dancing in zero gravity, performing in ultra slow motion or constructing a warehouse-sized Rube Goldberg machine for their music videos? In between...
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"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA" | Rei from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Singer-songwriter Rei brings her mix of indie rock and blues to the TED stage in a performance of two songs, "my mama" and "BLACK BANANA."
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The rhythm of Afrobeat | Sauti Sol from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From Beyoncé to Drake and beyond, the world is rocking to the rhythm of Afrobeat. Feel the music as Kenyan afro-pop superstars Sauti Sol take the TED stage to perform three songs: "Live an...
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How music crosses cultures and empowers communities | LADAMA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of their songs "Night Traveler" ...
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"My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance" | Crush Club from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Indie pop duo Crush Club and singer Nicki B bring their blend of funk, house and Latin styles to the TED stage, performing three songs: "My Man," "Bohanna" and "We Dance."
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The neuroscience of psychedelic drugs, music and nostalgia | Frederick Streeter Barrett from 2020-10-01T14:48:23
How do music and psychedelics impact your brain? Neuroscientist Frederick Streeter Barrett discusses the specific neural regions activated when you listen to music and undergo the effe...
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor from 2020-08-12T15:00:52
What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the most debated musical composition in recent hist...
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"You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph from 2019-08-02T13:06:59
In a breathtaking, jazz-inflected spoken-word performance, TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph shares a Black father's tender and wrenching internal reflection on the pride and terror of seeing his son ...
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"East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream" | Nora Brown from 2019-03-29T12:43:36
In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banj...
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What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control | Esha Alwani from 2019-03-25T14:48:35
Esha Alwani began writing songs when she was six years old, shortly after being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. And she noticed something amazing: whenever she played music, her involuntary tics ...
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What happens in your throat when you beatbox? | Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst from 2019-03-12T14:56:36
Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera down Thum's ...
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"Autopilote" / "Pumper" | Mai Lan from 2019-01-25T13:56:34
Singing in French and English, Mai Lan brings her cool charisma to the TED stage in a performance of her songs "Autopilote" and "Pumper."
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Music with a message should be accessible | Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego from 2018-12-14T13:58:12
"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two ...
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How my mom inspired my approach to the cello | Paul Rucker from 2018-11-21T13:49:51
Multidisciplinary artist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker has developed his own style of cello; he puts chopsticks between his strings, uses the instrument as a drum and experiments with electronics like...
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"We Are the Halluci Nation" | A Tribe Called Red from 2018-10-26T12:41:26
A Tribe Called Red creates music that acts as a gateway into urban, contemporary indigenous culture, celebrating all of its layers and complexity. In a set that blends traditional powwow drums and ...
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What does the universe sound like? A musical tour | Matt Russo from 2018-10-19T14:31:26
Is outer space really the silent and lifeless place it's often depicted to be? Perhaps not. Astrophysicist and musician Matt Russo takes us on a journey through the cosmos, revealing the hidden rhy...
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"Afterneath" / "Killing Me" | Luke Sital-Singh from 2018-09-21T12:50:01
Luke Sital-Singh sings songs of love, longing and grief in this stirring performance of "Afterneath" and "Killing Me." "These are the songs I just never tire of hearing and I never tire of writing,...
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"Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level" | The Soul Rebels from 2018-09-17T12:54:50
Live and direct from New Orleans, The Soul Rebels rock the TED stage with a tight, energetic performance blending elements of hip-hop, jazz and funk. The eight-piece brass band plays three songs --...
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"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" | Elise LeGrow from 2018-09-12T12:55:15
Singer-songwriter Elise LeGrow pays homage to early soul and rock innovators with intimate, stripped-down interpretations of their hits. Listen as she and her band perform two of these soulful rend...
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"You Found Me" | Helen Gillet from 2018-05-18T12:47:44
Cellist and singer Helen Gillet mixes her classical training, New Orleans-based jazz roots and free improvisational skills to perform her own eclectic music. In a powerful, melodious performance, s...
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How I use the drum to tell my story | Kasiva Mutua from 2018-04-06T14:32:40
In this talk-performance hybrid, drummer, percussionist and TED Fellow Kasiva Mutua shares how she's breaking the taboo against female drummers in Kenya -- and her mission to teach the significance...
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"My Fine Reward" | Tito Deler from 2018-02-09T12:47:34
Blues musician Tito Deler combines the sounds of his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He takes the stage, singing and strumming a stirring rendition of his son...
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A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier from 2018-01-12T11:52:41
Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three songs in which...
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A human-robot dance duet | Huang Yi&KUKA from 2017-10-20T11:51:49
Harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering, Huang Yi performs a man-machine dance duet with KUKA -- a robot he conceptualized and programmed -- set to ...
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The magic of Khmer classical dance | Prumsodun Ok from 2017-10-03T19:50:55
For more than 1,000 years, Khmer dancers in Cambodia have been seen as living bridges between heaven and earth. In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Prumsodun Ok -- founder of Cambodia's firs...
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How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson from 2017-08-21T14:37:50
"Music is everywhere, and it is in everything," says musician, student and TED-Ed Clubs star Anika Paulson. Guitar in hand, she plays through the beats of her life in an exploration of how music co...
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Songs that bring history to life | Rhiannon Giddens from 2017-06-02T10:54:17
Rhiannon Giddens pours the emotional weight of American history into her music. Listen as she performs traditional folk ballads -- including "Waterboy," "Up Above My Head," and "Lonesome Road" by S...
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"Rollercoaster" | Sara Ramirez from 2017-03-03T11:56:20
Singer, songwriter and actress Sara Ramirez is a woman of many talents. Joined by Michael Pemberton on guitar, Ramirez sings of opportunity, wisdom and the highs and lows of life in this live perfo...
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"St. James Infirmary Blues" | Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens from 2016-10-28T12:04:39
Singer Rhiannon Giddens joins international music collective Silk Road Ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary Blues," spiking the American folk song that Louis Armstrong popularized in the 1920s ...
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Everything you hear on film is a lie | Tasos Frantzolas from 2016-10-27T15:05:20
Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytel...
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A visual history of social dance in 25 moves | Camille A. Brown from 2016-09-27T15:07:09
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation...
"Redemption Song" | John Legend from 2016-07-01T15:08:55
John Legend is on a mission to transform America's criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he's encouraging rehabilitation and healing in our prisons, jails and detention center...
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A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo | Nicole Paris and Ed Cage from 2015-12-11T16:19:07
Nicole Paris was raised to be a beatboxer -- when she was young, her father, Ed Cage, used to beatbox her to sleep at night. Now the duo is known for their beatbox battles and jam sessions, which m...
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A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King from 2015-11-06T15:36:41
A genre unto herself, Kaki King fuses the ancient tradition of working with one's hands with digital technology, projection-mapping imagery onto her guitar in her groundbreaking multimedia work "Th...
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The enchanting music of sign language | Christine Sun Kim from 2015-10-28T15:31:44
Artist and TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her art, she discovered simi...
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The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero from 2015-10-16T15:00
Using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes...
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Home is a song I've always remembered | Teitur from 2015-10-09T15:18:25
For musician Teitur, singing is about giving away a piece of yourself to others. "If your intentions are to impress people or to get the big applause at the end," he says, "then you are taking, not...
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An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz | Joey Alexander from 2015-06-19T15:01:27
Raised listening to his dad's old records, Joey Alexander plays a brand of sharp, modern piano jazz that you likely wouldn't expect to hear from a pre-teenager. Listen as the 11-year-old delights t...
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A moving song from women in prison for life | The Lady Lifers from 2015-05-15T15:11:39
The ten women in this chorus have all been sentenced to life in prison. They share a moving song about their experiences — one that reveals their hopes, regrets and fears. "I'm not an angel," sings...
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Hidden music rituals around the world | Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos from 2014-11-14T16:15:36
Vincent Moon travels the world with a backpack and a camera, filming astonishing music and ritual the world rarely sees -- from a powerful Sufi ritual in Chechnya to an ayahuasca journey in Peru. H...
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Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air | Daria van den Bercken from 2014-10-03T15:01:26
Pianist Daria van den Bercken fell in love with the baroque keyboard music of George Frideric Handel. Now, she aims to ignite this passion in others. In this talk, she plays us through the emotiona...
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The DIY orchestra of the future | Ge Wang from 2014-06-26T14:47:22
Ge Wang makes computer music, but it isn't all about coded bleeps and blips. With the Stanford Laptop Orchestra, he creates new instruments out of unexpected materials—like an Ikea bowl—that allow ...
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How I started writing songs again | Sting from 2014-05-30T14:46:04
Sting's early life was dominated by a shipyard—and he dreamed of nothing more than escaping the industrial drudgery. But after a nasty bout of writer's block that stretched on for years, Sting foun...
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How sampling transformed music | Mark Ronson from 2014-05-09T14:57:48
Sampling isn't about "hijacking nostalgia wholesale," says Mark Ronson. It's about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while also pushing that story forward. In this mind-blowingly orig...
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To hear this music you have to be there. Literally | Ryan Holladay from 2014-01-10T16:02:15
In this lovely talk, TED Fellow Ryan Holladay shares his experiment with "location-aware music." This programming and musical feat involves hundreds of geotagged segments of sounds that only play w...
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In the key of genius | Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford from 2013-08-09T14:58:21
Born three and a half months prematurely, Derek Paravicini is blind and has severe autism. But with perfect pitch, innate talent and a lot of practice, he became a concert pianist by the age of 10....
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The polyphonic me | Beardyman from 2013-08-02T15:00:04
Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Giv...
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The violin, and my dark night of the soul | Ji-Hae Park from 2013-05-24T14:58:40
In her quest to become a world-famous violinist, Ji-Hae Park fell into a severe depression. Only music was able to lift her out again -- showing her that her goal needn’t be to play lofty concert h...
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Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre from 2013-03-22T14:49:59
Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together "virtual choirs," singers from many countries spliced together on video. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the...
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The art of asking | Amanda Palmer from 2013-03-01T17:26:47
Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines ...
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Dance, tiny robots! | Bruno Maisonnier from 2013-02-26T20:25:54
There's a place in France where the robots do a dance. And that place is TEDxConcorde, where Bruno Maisonnier of Aldebaran Robotics choreographs a troupe of tiny humanoid Nao robots through a surpr...
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Teen wonders play bluegrass | Sleepy Man Banjo Boys from 2012-11-21T16:09:38
Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazzling vivacity. Did we mention they're all under 16?
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Between music and medicine | Robert Gupta from 2012-10-02T15:00:50
When Robert Gupta was caught between a career as a doctor and as a violinist, he realized his place was in the middle, with a bow in his hand and a sense of social justice in his heart...
The mad scientist of music | Mark Applebaum from 2012-08-03T15:03:38
Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just in...
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New ways to see music (with color! and fire!) | Jared Ficklin from 2012-07-13T15:28:17
Designer Jared Ficklin creates wild visualizations that let us see music, using color and even fire (a first for the TED stage) to analyze how sound makes us feel. He takes a brief digression to an...
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A young guitarist meets his hero | Usman Riaz + Preston Reed from 2012-07-06T14:54:04
Usman Riaz is a 21-year-old whiz at the percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube. The TED Fellow plays onstage at TEDGlobal 2012 -- followed by a jawdropping ...
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Dancing with light | Quixotic Fusion from 2012-06-01T15:10:39
Quixotic Fusion is an ensemble of artists that brings together aerial acrobatics, dance, theater, film, music and visual fx. Watch as they perform three transporting dance pieces at TED2012.
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Beats that defy boxes | Reggie Watts from 2012-05-25T15:00:32
Reggie Watts' beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.
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Music and emotion through time | Michael Tilson Thomas from 2012-05-07T14:59:44
In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.
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Building US-China relations ... by banjo | Abigail Washburn from 2012-04-13T15:02:24
Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. The TED Fellow tells a moving story of the connections she's formed touring across the US and Chi...
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"Family Tree" | Inara George from 2012-02-14T22:43:40
Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree."
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The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard from 2012-01-20T16:41:22
Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Costas Array. In this surprisingly entertaining talk, he share...
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The debut of the British Paraorchestra | Charles Hazlewood + British Paraorchestra from 2012-01-15T15:24:49
There are millions of prodigiously gifted musicians of disability around the world, and Charles Hazlewood is determined to give them a platform. Watch the debut performance of the British Paraorche...
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"Women of Hope" | Morley from 2012-01-13T16:11:53
Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
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There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Stefon Harris from 2011-12-09T16:13:24
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react ...
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Building the musical muscle | Charles Limb from 2011-12-01T15:15:56
Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants l...
Trusting the ensemble | Charles Hazlewood from 2011-10-07T15:25:56
Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership -- then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical proje...
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A flirtatious aria | Danielle de Niese from 2011-09-30T14:50:29
Can opera be ever-so-slightly sexy? The glorious soprano Danielle de Niese shows how, singing the flirty "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss." Which, translated, means, as you might guess: "I kiss s...
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A cello with many voices | Maya Beiser from 2011-06-17T16:23
Cellist Maya Beiser plays a gorgeous eight-part modern etude with seven copies of herself, and segues into a meditative music/video hybrid -- using tech to create endless possibilities for transfor...
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This is beatjazz | Onyx Ashanti from 2011-06-17T16:18
Musician and inventor Onyx Ashanti demonstrates "beatjazz" -- his music created with two handheld controllers, an iPhone and a mouthpiece, and played with the entire body. At TED's Full Spectrum Au...
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On violin and cello, "Passacaglia" | Robert Gupta + Joshua Roman from 2011-05-27T14:36:33
It's a master class in collaboration as violinist Robert Gupta and cellist Joshua Roman perform Halvorsen's "Passacaglia" for violin and viola. Roman takes the viola part on his Stradivarius cello....
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A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre from 2011-04-01T14:26
In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube...
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Singing the primal mystery | Claron McFadden from 2011-03-25T15:30
"The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal." With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the intriguing modern son...
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A modern take on piano, violin, cello | Ahn Trio from 2011-02-25T16:23
The three Ahn sisters (cellist Maria, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella) breathe new life into the piano trio with their passionate musicmaking. At TEDWomen, they start with the bright and poppy "Sk...
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A whistleblower you haven't heard | Geert Chatrou from 2011-02-11T15:17
World champion whistler Geert Chatrou performs the whimsical "Eleonora" by A. Honhoff, and his own "Fête de la Belle." In a fascinating interlude, he talks about what brought him to the craft.
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Singing after a double lung transplant | Charity Tillemann-Dick from 2011-01-18T16:33
You'll never sing again, said her doctor. But in a story from the very edge of medical possibility, operatic soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells a double story of survival -- of her b...
A one-man orchestra of the imagination | Andrew Bird from 2010-11-05T14:24
Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becom...
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My web playroom | Ze Frank from 2010-10-15T08:53
On the web, a new "Friend" may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation -- and rewar...
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Hurdy-gurdy for beginners | Caroline Phillips from 2010-09-17T08:29
Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-yea...
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How architecture helped music evolve | David Byrne from 2010-06-11T09:14
As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has...
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How to engineer a viral music video | Adam Sadowsky from 2010-06-04T09:12
The band OK Go dreamed up the idea of a massive Rube Goldberg machine for their next music video -- and Adam Sadowsky's team was charged with building it. He tells the story of the effort and engin...
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Songs of secrets and city lights | Sophie Hunger from 2010-05-28T09:21
This haunting, intimate performance by European singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger features songs from her breakout debut "Monday's Ghost" and album "1983."
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"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby from 2010-05-07T07:19
To write his first studio album in decades, "A Map of the Floating City," Thomas Dolby has been working in the inspirational setting of a restored lifeboat. At TED2010 he premieres a gorgeous, evoc...
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Singing old poems to life | Natalie Merchant from 2010-04-09T09:52
Natalie Merchant sings from her poetry-inspired album "Leave Your Sleep," which pairs lyrics from poets -- from Gerard Manley Hopkins to a near-forgotten 10-year-old girl in Brooklyn -- with simple...
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