# Cynthia Erivo: "Natural Woman" and "Johnny and Donna"

"I love to sing," says Cynthia Erivo, "because it's the fast-track route to the heart." Listen as Erivo meditates on the superpower of music to connect us to one another in between gorgeous, soulful performances of Mali Music's "Johnny & Donna" and Aretha Franklin's "Natural Woman," accompanied by Jason Webb on piano.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2017
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Music
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/CynthiaErivo_2017)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/CynthiaErivo_2017?play=1)