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Music

These TED Talks — from maestros, musical virtuosos and the occasional robot — take you into the world of creating and conducting music.

Video playlists about Music

Live music, onstage at TED

10 talks • 2h 6m

We've cued up two hours of live music straight from the TED stage. Listen for a wide range of virtuoso musicians -- on some very surprising instruments ...

Maestros, if you please ... !

10 talks • 3h 26m

These extraordinary maestros bring you into the world of writing and conducting music.

The Remix

9 talks • 1h 52m

DJs make remixes, cross-pollinating old sounds with new. But all of us engage in this conversation between the past and present, making ideas resonate over and over again.

Björk: 6 talks that are music to my ears

6 talks • 1h 1m

Björk picks 6 TED Talks that she simply adores, from a mushroom burial suit to a virtual choir of thousands.

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Talks about Music

Matt Russo

What does the universe sound like? A musical tour

Posted Oct 2018

Elizabeth Cawein

How to build a thriving music scene in your city

Posted Sep 2018

Luke Sital-Singh

"Afterneath" / "Killing Me"

Posted Sep 2018

The Soul Rebels

"Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level"

Posted Sep 2018

Elise LeGrow

"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea"

Posted Sep 2018

Pierre Barreau

How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life

Posted Sep 2018

Yelle

"Interpassion" / "Ba$$in"

Posted Aug 2018

Boy Girl Banjo

"Dead Romance"

Posted Jul 2018

Lili Haydn

"The Last Serenade"

Posted Jul 2018

Helen Gillet

"You Found Me"

Posted May 2018

Thandiswa Mazwai

"Iyeza" / "Zabalaza"

Posted May 2018

Ibeyi

"Valé" / "River"

Posted May 2018

Kasiva Mutua

How I use the drum to tell my story

Posted Apr 2018

Sauti Sol

The rhythm of Afrobeat

Posted Mar 2018

Rei

"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

Posted Mar 2018

Kyra Gaunt

How the jump rope got its rhythm

Posted Mar 2018

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