TED Talks

Rhiannon Giddens: Songs that bring history to life (2017x113)

Fecha de emisión: Jun 02, 2017

Rhiannon Giddens pours the emotional weight of American history into her music. Listen as she performs traditional folk ballads -- including "Waterboy," "Up Above My Head," and "Lonesome Road" by Sister Rosetta Tharp -- and one glorious original song, "Come Love Come," inspired by Civil War-era slave narratives.