Meklit Hadero
Singer-Songwriter | Exploring Cultural In-Between
Most recently at TED in 2015.
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Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter whose luminous compositions explore the cultural in-between. Her music bridges her diverse influences, from East African sounds to jazz and folk.
As a co-founder of the Nile Project, Hadero brings together musicians from Nile Basin countries to celebrate the shared cultural heritage of the river. Her captivating live performances and thought-provoking lyrics inspire audiences to reflect on identity, community, and the connective power of music.
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The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds
Using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical expression," she says. "We are already immersed."
1 talk, all in 2015
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