TED Talks Music

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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.

Episode Date
"Say What!" / "Nervous" | Tolliver
Aug 11, 2023
How modern audiences can talk about aging art | Margaret Hall
Apr 24, 2023
"Damballa Wedo" / "The Dilemma" | Melanie Charles
Mar 28, 2023
"Bright Future Ahead" | KERA
Feb 06, 2023
The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance | Melaku Belay
Jan 26, 2023
A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani
Jan 20, 2023
Why joy is a state of mind | Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke
Nov 28, 2022
What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon
Sep 07, 2022
How hip-hop can make climate action cool | Samir Ibrahim, MyVerse and Kristen Warren
Jul 19, 2022
How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential | Cordae
Jun 13, 2022
How Black girls can reclaim their voice in music | Kyra Gaunt
Jun 10, 2022
The rhythm and rhyme of memory, solitude and community | Rosanne Cash
Apr 07, 2022
The 100 tampons NASA (almost) sent to space -- and other absurd songs | Marcia Belsky
Apr 01, 2022
Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use | Damien Riehl
Mar 25, 2022
The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days | Susan Cain and Min Kym
Mar 22, 2022
"You and I" / "Attention" | Charlie Puth
Jan 11, 2022
"The [Uncertain] Four Seasons" | AKQA and Jung von Matt
Oct 26, 2021
What you discover when you really listen | Hrishikesh Hirway
Oct 13, 2021
The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love | Lizzo
Sep 30, 2021
How music can help you find peace after loss | Steven Sharp Nelson
Aug 31, 2021
How music streaming transformed songwriting | Björn Ulvaeus
Jul 02, 2021
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor
Aug 12, 2020
"You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Aug 02, 2019
"East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream" | Nora Brown
Mar 29, 2019
What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control | Esha Alwani
Mar 25, 2019
"My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance" | Crush Club
Mar 15, 2019
What happens in your throat when you beatbox? | Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst
Mar 12, 2019
"Autopilote" / "Pumper" | Mai Lan
Jan 25, 2019
How music crosses cultures and empowers communities | LADAMA
Jan 18, 2019
Music with a message should be accessible | Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego
Dec 14, 2018
How my mom inspired my approach to the cello | Paul Rucker
Nov 21, 2018
"We Are the Halluci Nation" | A Tribe Called Red
Oct 26, 2018
What does the universe sound like? A musical tour | Matt Russo
Oct 19, 2018
"Afterneath" / "Killing Me" | Luke Sital-Singh
Sep 21, 2018
"Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level" | The Soul Rebels
Sep 17, 2018
"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" | Elise LeGrow
Sep 12, 2018
"You Found Me" | Helen Gillet
May 18, 2018
How I use the drum to tell my story | Kasiva Mutua
Apr 06, 2018
The rhythm of Afrobeat | Sauti Sol
Mar 23, 2018
"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA" | Rei
Mar 16, 2018
"My Fine Reward" | Tito Deler
Feb 09, 2018
A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier
Jan 12, 2018
A human-robot dance duet | Huang Yi & KUKA
Oct 20, 2017
The magic of Khmer classical dance | Prumsodun Ok
Oct 03, 2017
How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson
Aug 21, 2017
"Awoo" | Sofi Tukker
Jun 16, 2017
Songs that bring history to life | Rhiannon Giddens
Jun 02, 2017
How to find a wonderful idea | OK Go
May 26, 2017
"Turceasca" | Silk Road Ensemble
Mar 17, 2017
"Rollercoaster" | Sara Ramirez
Mar 03, 2017
An electrifying acoustic guitar performance | Rodrigo y Gabriela
Feb 14, 2017
"St. James Infirmary Blues" | Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens
Oct 28, 2016
Everything you hear on film is a lie | Tasos Frantzolas
Oct 27, 2016
"Redemption Song" | John Legend
Jul 01, 2016
A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo | Nicole Paris and Ed Cage
Dec 11, 2015
A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King
Nov 06, 2015
The enchanting music of sign language | Christine Sun Kim
Oct 28, 2015
The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
Oct 16, 2015
Home is a song I've always remembered | Teitur
Oct 09, 2015
An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz | Joey Alexander
Jun 19, 2015
A moving song from women in prison for life | The Lady Lifers
May 15, 2015
Hidden music rituals around the world | Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos
Nov 14, 2014
Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air | Daria van den Bercken
Oct 03, 2014
The DIY orchestra of the future | Ge Wang
Jun 26, 2014
How I started writing songs again | Sting
May 30, 2014
How sampling transformed music | Mark Ronson
May 09, 2014
To hear this music you have to be there. Literally | Ryan Holladay
Jan 10, 2014
In the key of genius | Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford
Aug 09, 2013
The polyphonic me | Beardyman
Aug 02, 2013
The violin, and my dark night of the soul | Ji-Hae Park
May 24, 2013
Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre
Mar 22, 2013
The art of asking | Amanda Palmer
Mar 01, 2013
Dance, tiny robots! | Bruno Maisonnier
Feb 26, 2013
Teen wonders play bluegrass | Sleepy Man Banjo Boys
Nov 21, 2012
The mad scientist of music | Mark Applebaum
Aug 03, 2012
New ways to see music (with color! and fire!) | Jared Ficklin
Jul 13, 2012
A young guitarist meets his hero | Usman Riaz + Preston Reed
Jul 06, 2012
Dancing with light | Quixotic Fusion
Jun 01, 2012
Beats that defy boxes | Reggie Watts
May 25, 2012
Music and emotion through time | Michael Tilson Thomas
May 07, 2012
Building US-China relations ... by banjo | Abigail Washburn
Apr 13, 2012
"Family Tree" | Inara George
Feb 14, 2012
The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard
Jan 20, 2012
The debut of the British Paraorchestra | Charles Hazlewood + British Paraorchestra
Jan 15, 2012
"Women of Hope" | Morley
Jan 13, 2012
There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Stefon Harris
Dec 09, 2011
Trusting the ensemble | Charles Hazlewood
Oct 07, 2011
A flirtatious aria | Danielle de Niese
Sep 30, 2011
A cello with many voices | Maya Beiser
Jun 17, 2011
This is beatjazz | Onyx Ashanti
Jun 17, 2011
On violin and cello, "Passacaglia" | Robert Gupta + Joshua Roman
May 27, 2011
A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre
Apr 01, 2011
Singing the primal mystery | Claron McFadden
Mar 25, 2011
A modern take on piano, violin, cello | Ahn Trio
Feb 25, 2011
A whistleblower you haven't heard | Geert Chatrou
Feb 11, 2011
A one-man orchestra of the imagination | Andrew Bird
Nov 05, 2010
My web playroom | Ze Frank
Oct 15, 2010
Hurdy-gurdy for beginners | Caroline Phillips
Sep 17, 2010
How architecture helped music evolve | David Byrne
Jun 11, 2010
How to engineer a viral music video | Adam Sadowsky
Jun 04, 2010
Songs of secrets and city lights | Sophie Hunger
May 28, 2010
"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby
May 07, 2010
Singing old poems to life | Natalie Merchant
Apr 09, 2010