Elena Crescia
A list of the best music performances at TEDx events. Unforgettable moments gifted by talented musicians around the world. Listen, download and vote for your favorites.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Soul violinist Lee England Jr. gives an uplifting talk / performance were music is mixed with his story of coincidences, practice and perseverance.
free download:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxartcentercollegeofdesign-1
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxartcentercollegeofdesign
Alia Christian, a 15 year-old Georgia song writer and musician is blazing her own trail in country music with her unique flavor of pop-country. She plays the piano, the guitar, sings and writes her own music...and is getting noticed.
Free download of her tracks here:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/oxigen-alia-christian https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/believer-alia-christian https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/open-your-eyes-alia-christian
Passionate, sincere and proudly Australian, 26 year old Melbourne-based singer songwriter Missy Higgins has enjoyed well earned success. Here she treats the TEDxSydney audience with three songs, two of which are new and yet to be recorded. Thanks Missy!
free download here:
Track 1: I can't find you - https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxsydney-missy-higgins-track Track 2: We Run so Fast - https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxsydney-missy-higgins Track 3 - Secret - https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxsydney-missy-higgins-1
TEDxSydney 2010 was organised by General Thinking and took place on Saturday 22 May 2010 at CarriageWorks.
Natalia Juskiewicz is a violinist who was born in Koszalin, Poland, and has lived in Portugal for several years. Holds a diploma in classical studies of violin at the Academy of Poznan, one of the most prestigious schools in the world, began his musical career as a solo performer and integrating Polish formations and orchestras of international standing.
free download:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxlisboa-natalia-juskiewicz
Operatic opening to TEDxTokyo.
Free download:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxtokyo-john-ken-nuzzo
TED Fellow and OneBeat Fellow, Artist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist. 21 Year Old Usman Riaz grew up playing classical piano since the age of 6. Picking up guitar at 16 Usman taught himself how to play percussive guitar. Along with these 2 primary instruments he experiments with a number of other ones such as Harmonica, Mandolin, Harmonium and percussion.
free download:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxgateway-usman-riaz-a
James Gruntz makes post-pop music -- pop with a little bit of distance and reflection. He is one of these young musicians (in fact, he claims to have been the first one) who want to reach the masses with their music without being limited to a certain style.
free download here:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxzurich-james-gruntz-truth
Jubing Kristianto is four times national winner of "Yamaha Festival Gitar Indonesia" (1987, 1992, 1994, and 1995). He's also a recipient of Distinguished Award at "Yamaha South-East Asia Guitar Festival" in 1984. He is famous for his interpretations of old folk and traditional songs, in which he transports us back to our childhood.
Free downloads:
Track 1: https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxjakarta-jubing-kristianto
Track 3 (Spanish Guitar): https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxjakarta-jubing
Kate Miller-Heidke performs her daunting and stirring piece: "Humiliation". Kate Miller-Heidke released her critically-acclaimed 3rd studio album, 'Nightflight' in 2012, debuting at #2 on the ARIA album chart. Her first album 'Little Eve' went gold and received four ARIA nominations.
free download:
http://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxsydney-kate-miller-heidk
A Viral Approach to Classical Indian Music, by Shankar Tucker at TEDxGateway.
The ShrutiBox is the title of an ongoing series of internet music videos composed, recorded, performed and directed by the young clarinetist and composer Shankar Tucker. The videos have created great excitement recently, garnering over 2 million views and 40,000 fans in only a few months.
You can download the music track for free here:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxgateway-shankar-tucker-a-1
Joey Chang aka CelloJoe is an anomaly in the world of cellists.By combining cello with beatboxing, he has created a unique genre: Classical Hip Hop. CelloJoe records live on stage with a loop pedal and produces intricate tapestries of harmony, melody, and rhythm.
free download of "Bike Girl":
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxconstitutiondrive-cellojoe-biker-girls
Tom Thum: Armed with just a microphone, Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo and an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire.
Composer and guitarist Kaki King performs at TEDx Navesink.
free download of her tracks here:
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxnavesink-kaki-king-the-fire-eater
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxnavesink-kaki-king-track-1
https://soundcloud.com/tedxmusicproject/tedxnavesink-kaki-king-track-2
