The world’s hidden music rituals

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014 TODAY’S TED TALK Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos: The world’s hidden music rituals 24:13 minutes · TEDGlobal 2014 French filmmaker Vincent Moon travels the world with just a backpack, a laptop and a camera. He’s filmed Arcade Fire in an elevator and Bon Iver in an apartment kitchen – and single-shot films of a Sufi ritual in Chechnya and an ayahuasca journey in Peru. In this talk, he explains how film and music can help people see their own cultures in a new way. Followed by a performance by jazz icon Naná Vasconcelos. Watch now » PLAYLIST OF THE DAY The Remix 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. Watch » 8 talks · Total run time 1:39:32