ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Helen Gillet - Cellist
Jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet performs her own eclectic mix of French, contemporary jazz, North Indian, blues and classical styles.

Why you should listen

With a classical musical education, Helen Gillet's training as an improviser began with North Indian Hindustani vocal ragas in 1998, which launched her into the worlds of free improvisation, jazz, funk, rock and French chansons. She has performed with Cassandra Wilson, Kid Koala, Smokey Robinson, Arcade Fire and more.

Gillet wrote and performed the music for the documentaries Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond and Living with Water, for the Louisiana State Museum’s Presbytere on Jackson Square.

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TEDWomen 2017

Helen Gillet: "You Found Me"

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A violoncelista e cantora Helen Gillet mescla sua preparação clássica, origens de jazz em Nova Orleans e habilidades de improviso livre para apresentar sua própria música eclética. Em uma apresentação potente e melodiosa, ela toca sua canção "You Found Me".
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You found me,
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♪ Você me encontrou ♪
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you found me
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♪ Você me encontrou ♪
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under a pile of broken memories
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♪ Sob uma pilha de memórias despedaçadas ♪
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with your steady,
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♪ Com seu sólido ♪
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steady love.
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♪ Sólido amor ♪
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You rocked me,
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♪ Você me embalou ♪
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you rocked me,
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♪ Você me embalou ♪
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you rocked me all through the night
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♪ Você me embalou durante toda a noite ♪
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with your steady,
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♪ Com seu sólido ♪
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steady love.
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♪ Sólido amor ♪
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(Cello music continues)
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(Taps rhythmically)
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(Batidas no ritmo)
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You found me,
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♪ Você me encontrou ♪
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you found me
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♪ Você me encontrou ♪
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under a pile of broken memories
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♪ Sob uma pilha de memórias despedaçadas ♪
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with your steady,
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♪ Com seu sólido ♪
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your steady,
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♪ Seu sólido ♪
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steady love.
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And you rocked me,
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♪ E você me embalou ♪
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you rocked me,
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♪ Você me embalou ♪
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you rocked me all through the night
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♪ Você me embalou durante toda a noite ♪
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with your steady,
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♪ Com seu sólido ♪
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steady, steady love.
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♪ Sólido, sólido amor ♪
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(Music ends)
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(Fim da música)
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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Obrigada.
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(Applause)
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Translated by Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Reviewed by Maricene Crus

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Helen Gillet - Cellist
Jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet performs her own eclectic mix of French, contemporary jazz, North Indian, blues and classical styles.

Why you should listen

With a classical musical education, Helen Gillet's training as an improviser began with North Indian Hindustani vocal ragas in 1998, which launched her into the worlds of free improvisation, jazz, funk, rock and French chansons. She has performed with Cassandra Wilson, Kid Koala, Smokey Robinson, Arcade Fire and more.

Gillet wrote and performed the music for the documentaries Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond and Living with Water, for the Louisiana State Museum’s Presbytere on Jackson Square.

More profile about the speaker
Helen Gillet | Speaker | TED.com