Watch: Rhiannon Giddens Performs at TED Conference with Silk Road Ensemble

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Rhiannon Giddens took part in the TED conference in February of this year. She joined the Silk Road Ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary," a traditional tune made famous by Louis Armstrong and which Allen Toussaint recorded for his Nonesuch debut album, The Bright Mississippi. You can watch Giddens and the Silk Road Ensemble's take on the tune below. 

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Rhiannon Giddens took part in the TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, in February of this year, precisely one year after the release of her debut solo album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. She joined the international music collective Silk Road Ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary," a traditional tune made famous by Louis Armstrong and which Allen Toussaint recorded for his Nonesuch debut album, The Bright Mississippi. (Giddens performs on Toussaint's final recording, American Tunes.) You can watch Giddens and the Silk Road Ensemble's take on the tune below.

As noted yesterday in the Nonesuch Journal, Rhiannon Giddens will perform at Alice Tully Hall in New York City next May for Lincoln Center's American Songbook series. She performs at the Highlands Food & Wine festival in her home state of North Carolina later this month, then joins Dirk Powell for several shows in California. Giddens joins the Winston-Salem Symphony for a New Year's Eve concert back in North Carolina. For tour details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

To pick up a copy of Tomorrow Is My Turn and the follow-up EP Factory Girl, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete recording at checkout.

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Rhiannon Giddens: TED Conference 2016
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    Watch: Rhiannon Giddens Performs at TED Conference with Silk Road Ensemble
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    Rhiannon Giddens took part in the TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, in February of this year, precisely one year after the release of her debut solo album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. She joined the international music collective Silk Road Ensemble to perform "St. James Infirmary," a traditional tune made famous by Louis Armstrong and which Allen Toussaint recorded for his Nonesuch debut album, The Bright Mississippi. (Giddens performs on Toussaint's final recording, American Tunes.) You can watch Giddens and the Silk Road Ensemble's take on the tune below.

    As noted yesterday in the Nonesuch Journal, Rhiannon Giddens will perform at Alice Tully Hall in New York City next May for Lincoln Center's American Songbook series. She performs at the Highlands Food & Wine festival in her home state of North Carolina later this month, then joins Dirk Powell for several shows in California. Giddens joins the Winston-Salem Symphony for a New Year's Eve concert back in North Carolina. For tour details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    To pick up a copy of Tomorrow Is My Turn and the follow-up EP Factory Girl, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete recording at checkout.

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