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Sammy Rae & The Friends • TED Salon: The Macallan

"Good Life" / "Kick It To Me"

Singer-songwriter Sammy Rae and her band The Friends bring an infectious energy and charisma to the TED stage, performing two of their jazzy, melodic tunes: "Good Life" and "Kick It To Me."

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This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with The Macallan.

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Singer-songwriter Sammy Rae and her band The Friends bring an infectious energy and charisma to the TED stage, performing two of their jazzy, melodic tunes: "Good Life" and "Kick It To Me."

This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with The Macallan.

Read more about TED Salons.

About the speaker

Sammy Rae & The Friends

Band

Samantha Bowers, known as Sammy Rae, began writing songs at age 12. In 2013, she moved to New York to pursue music and songwriting and a residency at the prestigious Cotton Club jazz lounge in Harlem. After the release of the 2016 LP “Sugar,” she formed her band The Friends with a collection of talented musicians and friends. They released the self-produced EP “The Good Life” in 2018.

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TED Salons welcome an intimate audience for an afternoon or evening of highly-curated TED Talks revolving around a globally relevant theme. A condensed version of a TED flagship conference, they are distinct in their brevity, opportunities for conversation, and heightened interaction between the speaker and audience.

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