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A Multigenerational Musical Journey | Yijia Tu | TED

In an enchanting talk and performance, singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Yijia Tu traces a path from the world’s biggest stages to a family lullaby passed down through the generations, showing how music carries memory across centuries and cultures. Blending East Asian folk traditions into modern sound, she shows how honoring tradition isn’t worshiping ashes —…

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In an enchanting talk and performance, singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Yijia Tu traces a path from the world’s biggest stages to a family lullaby passed down through the generations, showing how music carries memory across centuries and cultures. Blending East Asian folk traditions into modern sound, she shows how honoring tradition isn’t worshiping ashes — it’s keeping the fire alive. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 11, 2025)

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53 Comments

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    August 31, 2025 at 11:15 am

    Can anyone please suggest more channels like this

    • @leiannesw4926

      August 31, 2025 at 12:29 pm

      There’s also other Ted channels …@TedX. @Teded. And for a fun fact history/how it came to be on every subject I enjoy @TodayIFoundOut
      I hope you find some other channels you like and this might be a head start for you. Have a wonderful day

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      August 31, 2025 at 2:44 pm

      University of the Netherlands

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    August 31, 2025 at 11:33 am

    Video title made me think of Sinners so I’m here.

  3. @leiannesw4926

    August 31, 2025 at 12:33 pm

    Thank you! A beautiful voice and so true that music affects us all in many ways. It definitely builds a bridge joining us all. Blessings

  4. @bambimccluskey

    August 31, 2025 at 12:53 pm

  5. @BonnieShadow33

    August 31, 2025 at 2:16 pm

    Her music was so lovely I just had to find her on Spotify & follow her. I absolutely love traditional music, and I especially love when modern artists build on it to create new music. ❤

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    August 31, 2025 at 6:46 pm

    Are these comments AI generated?

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      August 31, 2025 at 8:31 pm

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  18. @RewriteyourCode77

    August 31, 2025 at 10:06 pm

    Hello everyone, speaking here from Brazil 🇧🇷… Beautiful images and beautiful music. As a product designer, I admire Chinese art and am captivated by the richness of its culture, which encompasses art, beauty, wisdom, and more. This soul, present in music and melody, is what I seek in my art. I also write and compose my own songs, and I believe it is necessary to break down barriers and established forms and explore instruments and melodies, poetry and emotions, as presented by Yijia…and why not say to rescue the beautiful, the essence, and keep the spirit and the fire lit? It’s simply wonderful. I stopped what I was doing to hear, feel, and be moved by Yijia Tu… very good!

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  44. @AnnieB-v8j

    September 1, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    Very sweet.

  45. @geekblue5612

    September 2, 2025 at 2:28 am

    What is with all the AI spam comments? It really detracts from an awesome video 🙁

  46. @bookishechonarrations

    September 2, 2025 at 1:21 pm

    Fabulous 🤩🤩

  47. @Garlicnaan08

    September 2, 2025 at 1:35 pm

    Reminds me of Clair Obscur (//∇//)

  48. @darkndaal

    September 3, 2025 at 4:29 am

    absolutely hypnotizing.. Cheers to Yijia Tu🎉

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