Chi-chi Nwanoku
Sergio A. Mims writes:
Chi-chi Nwanoku's TED talk about why music does not discriminate which
she gave last month in London was just released yesterday. It's a great
speech about her life, her philosophy of life and music and what
inspired her to create the Chineke! Orchestra:
Published on Jan 14, 2016
Chi Chi Nwanoku speaks at a 2015 TEDx event in London.
Chi-Chi
Nwanoku MBE is the Founder, Artistic Director of Chineke!, Europe’s
first classical orchestra of Black and Ethnic Minority musicians and is
also the Principal Double bassist and founder of the Orchestra of the
Age of Enlightenment. Chi-chi is a professor of Double Bass History
Studies at the Royal Academy of Music and was made a Fellow there in
1998.
Chi-chi gracefully opened the TEDxEuston 2015 stage. She
declared we are all born musicians; everyone of us has a heartbeat
connected to something. It was a privilege for the audience to hear her
personal journey through her early introduction to music and her
experiences as a black women in the classical music industry. She
narrates how she is fighting the good fight to bring diversity to the
classical world and encourages the audience to "Never be afraid of a
challenge"
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED
conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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