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Songs that bring history to life

Rhiannon Giddens · TED

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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.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2016
Speaker
Rhiannon Giddens
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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