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

5:04

Helen Gillet

"You Found Me"

Posted May 2018
10:47

Thandiswa Mazwai

"Iyeza" / "Zabalaza"

Posted May 2018
7:32

Ibeyi

"Valé" / "River"

Posted May 2018
12:38

Kasiva Mutua

How I use the drum to tell my story

Posted Apr 2018
12:25

Sauti Sol

The rhythm of Afrobeat

Posted Mar 2018
8:37

Rei

"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

Posted Mar 2018
3:35

Kyra Gaunt

How the jump rope got its rhythm

Posted Mar 2018
2:53

Tito Deler

"My Fine Reward"

Posted Feb 2018
15:14

Jacob Collier

A one-man musical phenomenon

Posted Jan 2018
14:29

Alexis Charpentier

How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage

Posted Jan 2018
5:56

Kayla Briët

Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage

Posted Nov 2017
10:00

Cynthia Erivo

"Natural Woman" and "Johnny and Donna"

Posted Oct 2017
9:18

Anika Paulson

How I found myself through music

Posted Aug 2017
10:31

Jack Conte

How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age

Posted Aug 2017
3:32

Sofi Tukker

"Awoo"

Posted Jun 2017
14:45

Rhiannon Giddens

Songs that bring history to life

Posted Jun 2017
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Exclusive articles about Music

What making music does to your brain

What’s it like to have a song inside your head, itching to get out? A neuroscientist and a songwriter compare notes from the frontier of music and science. Music is the most com...
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