ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rei - Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English.

Why you should listen
Having started classical guitar at the age of four, Rei became fascinated with blues music at 5. She primarily uses an acoustic guitar in her performances, but simulates electric sounds with effects and audio feedback, allowing her to perform a wide range of music genres.

Rei has also garnered appraise for her performances at major music events such as Japan's FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, Peter Barakan's Live Magic in Tokyo, Java Jazz Indonesia, and most recently Les Eurockeennes 2017 at Belfort, etc. Stateside, she played at SXSW 2016 and a showcase at San Francisco's iconic Amoeba Music. She has released 5 mini-albums to date, her first of which was produced by Ryosuke Nagaoka from PETROLZ. All releases featured her self-illustrated or designed covers and visuals. Her latest release, "FLY," with four new songs and a music film, was released in February 2018.
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Rei: "my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

蕾: “我的妈妈“/”黑香蕉“

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歌手/作曲人蕾在TED的舞台上带来了两首混合独立摇滚与蓝调风格的歌曲:”我的妈妈“和”黑香蕉“。
- Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English. Full bio

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(Guitar吉他 music音乐 starts启动)
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I've been looking
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我一直在寻找
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Several一些 days now
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已经寻找了数日
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Where did they go?
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他们去了哪?
他们去了哪?
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Where did they go?
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My mama妈妈 told me long ago
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很久以前妈妈告诉我
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I've lost丢失 so many许多 precious珍贵 things, I know
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我已经丢失了太多珍贵的东西,我知道
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They won't惯于 be back
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他们不会再回来
他们去了哪?
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Where did they go?
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My mama妈妈 told me long ago
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很久以前妈妈告诉我
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Ain't是不是 nobody's没有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放弃 my old friend朋友
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没有人让我抛弃我的老朋友
02:03
Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
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Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
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Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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Ain't是不是 nobody's没有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放弃 my good memories回忆 at all
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没有人让我抛弃我的老朋友
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I've seen看到 so many许多 pretty漂亮 things
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我见过很多漂亮的东西
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They don't mean a thing now
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他们不是现在的任何东西
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Listen to the song歌曲
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听这首歌
很久以前妈妈告诉我
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My mama妈妈 told me long ago
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Ain't是不是 nobody's没有人是 ever gonna tell me
to doubt怀疑 my good old days
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没有人让我去质疑那些美好的从前
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Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
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Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
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Happy快乐 days, walking步行 on the shore支撑
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曾经走在沙滩上时那些快乐时光
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Ain't是不是 nobody's没有人是 ever gonna tell me
to abandon放弃 my good memories回忆 at all
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没有人让我抛弃我的老朋友
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Abandon放弃 my good memories回忆 at all
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抛弃我美好的回忆
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Abandon放弃 my good memories回忆 at all
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抛弃我美好的回忆
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(Music音乐 ends结束)
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(音乐结束)
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(Applause掌声)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
(掌声)
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(Applause掌声)
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03:58
Thank you for giving me the opportunity机会
to perform演出 tonight今晚 at TEDTED New York纽约.
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谢谢给我这次机会在纽约TED演唱。
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I've been a dedicated专用 TEDTED fan风扇 and viewer观众,
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我是TED忠实的粉丝和观众,
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and also, I actually其实 used to live生活
in Manhattan曼哈顿 when I was younger更年轻,
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我小时候确实在曼哈顿住过一段时间,
所以纽约对我来说就是第二个家,
我很开心能回来。
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so New York纽约 is like a second第二 home to me,
and it's great to be back.
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04:18
The song歌曲 I just performed执行
was called "my mama妈妈,"
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我刚刚唱的那首歌叫“我的妈妈”,
04:21
and the next下一个 song歌曲 I'm going to perform演出
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接下来我要唱的歌
是我的另一首原创歌曲,一“黑香蕉”。
04:23
is another另一个 original原版的 song歌曲 of mine
called "BLACK BANANA香蕉."
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This song歌曲 I wrote about the importance重要性
of being存在 patient患者 with your dreams.
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我写的这首歌是关于耐心对待自己梦想的重要性。
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Because I think commitment承诺
will always be rewarded奖励.
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因为我觉得坚持就是胜利。
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Just like fruit水果 ripens成熟
when the time is right.
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就像时机到了,水果自然会成熟。
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So it's my interpretation解释
of building建造 the future未来.
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这是我自己对未来的理解。
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(Guitar吉他 music音乐 starts启动)
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(吉他曲)
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Clap your hands.
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大家一起拍手。
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One!
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一!
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Two!
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二!
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One, two, one, two, three, four.
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一二一二三四。
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Sitting坐在 here, killing谋杀 time,
I've been doing it all day
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坐在这里,消磨时间,我每天都这样度过
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I've been always smart聪明
when it comes to gettin'刚开了 away
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每当我想逃离时我都会变得很聪明
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Got a soda苏打 pop流行的 fizzin'菲钦 hard
in my empty brain
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当一瓶苏打水在我大脑中变形
时机一到,我将立刻离开
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When the time is right I'll move移动
alright好的 so don't get too uptight紧张
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Silly愚蠢 girls女孩 in bathing洗澡 suits西装
cleaning清洁的 cars汽车 on Sundays周日
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周日,穿着比基尼的蠢女孩洗着车
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They're living活的 a lie谎言
don't make as fool傻子 of yourself你自己 too soon不久
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她们生活在谎言中,愚弄着自己
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Lining衬 砌 my bananas香蕉
on the window窗口 sill窗台 to ripen成熟
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衣服里的香蕉依然没有熟透
时机一到,我将立刻离开
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When the time is right I'll move移动
alright好的 so don't get too uptight紧张
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 sekasanaide塞卡萨内德
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,不要着急)
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Bananananana-ri巴纳纳纳里 yuki makase马卡塞
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,任其自然)
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 wagamamana瓦加马马纳 miMI gaGa jukusu朱库苏 made制作
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,再成熟一些)
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Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑香蕉啊黑香蕉
香蕉香蕉啊
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Banananananana巴纳纳纳纳
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Remember记得 last December十二月
when we went to get some pizza比萨
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记得去年12月,我们一起去买了披萨
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Was a brat小子, was running赛跑 fast快速
to get home by my curfew宵禁
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在晚钟敲响时,像顽童般跑回了家
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Silly愚蠢 me, tripping跳闸 quick,
I was almost几乎 killed杀害 by a honker洪克
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多么愚蠢的我,跑太快差点被车撞死
到时机一到我将立刻离开
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When the time is right I'll move移动
alright好的 so don't get too uptight紧张
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 isoganaide伊索加内德
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,不要着急)
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Bananananana-ri巴纳纳纳里 yuki makase马卡塞
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,任其自然)
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳atoAto
chotto乔托 dake达克 jukusu朱库苏 made制作
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,再成熟一些)
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Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑香蕉啊黑香蕉
香蕉香蕉啊
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Banananananana巴纳纳纳纳
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 Don't push me baby宝宝
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香蕉香蕉啊,不要催促我宝贝
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 All I want is leeway余地
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香蕉香蕉啊,我只想要慢慢走
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 You gotta总得 be patient患者
for the fruit水果 to ripen成熟
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香蕉香蕉啊,你需要耐心等到成熟的果实
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Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑香蕉啊黑香蕉
香香香香蕉
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Banananana巴纳纳纳
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,不要着急)
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 isoganaide伊索加内德
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Banananananano巴纳纳纳诺 yori约里 nari纳里
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,成其所成)
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳 wagamamana瓦加马马纳 miMI gaGa jukusu朱库苏 made制作
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香蕉香蕉啊(日语,直到任性的我成熟)
08:03
Black黑色 Banana香蕉 Black黑色 Banana香蕉
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黑香蕉啊黑香蕉
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Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳
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香蕉香蕉啊
香蕉香蕉啊
08:06
Bananananana巴纳纳纳纳
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香蕉香蕉香蕉啊
08:07
Banananananana巴纳纳纳纳
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(Music音乐 ends结束)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
(掌声)
08:17
(Applause掌声)
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(吉他乐)
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(Guitar吉他 music音乐)
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(Music音乐 ends结束)
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by harriet hou
Reviewed by Cheese Lee

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rei - Singer-songwriter
Born in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, Rei spent her childhood years in New York and now sings her unique, self-penned lyrics in both Japanese and English.

Why you should listen
Having started classical guitar at the age of four, Rei became fascinated with blues music at 5. She primarily uses an acoustic guitar in her performances, but simulates electric sounds with effects and audio feedback, allowing her to perform a wide range of music genres.

Rei has also garnered appraise for her performances at major music events such as Japan's FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, Peter Barakan's Live Magic in Tokyo, Java Jazz Indonesia, and most recently Les Eurockeennes 2017 at Belfort, etc. Stateside, she played at SXSW 2016 and a showcase at San Francisco's iconic Amoeba Music. She has released 5 mini-albums to date, her first of which was produced by Ryosuke Nagaoka from PETROLZ. All releases featured her self-illustrated or designed covers and visuals. Her latest release, "FLY," with four new songs and a music film, was released in February 2018.
More profile about the speaker
Rei | Speaker | TED.com