Music that breaks down walls | Publish the Quest | TEDxSeattle

Publish the Quest is a band from Washington State that brought down the house at TEDxSeattle 2016 with infectious energy and a message about the power of music. Flanked by a great horn section, lead singer Jacob Bain took a moment  to share the  band’s mission to use music and collaboration to break down cultural barriers in their travels to Zimbabwe and other African countries. They hope to restore trust and hope in a world that often seems short on both, with music as their calling card.

Publish the Quest, has traveled to the four corners of the world to inform its musical style. While the African rhythms set the pulse for the band’s eclectic hip-hop sound, Southeast Asia has shaped many of their lyrics and perspectives. Band members have traveled to West Africa and Zimbabwe five times to date, performing, teaching, and sharing donated instruments and soccer balls to orphaned children, many who have been born with HIV. Band lead Jacob Bain says, “Sharing songs and ideas about music with new people is one of the most intimate experiences…language barrier or not, music outweighs words.”

The band is been working on a documentary “The Truth about 99 Cents” as well as traveling to Zimbabwe to work closely with women’s groups, and children living in orphanages. They are using music to break down cultural barriers and to restore trust and hope in a country that has suffered systemic corruption and the brutality of women.

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

Видео Music that breaks down walls | Publish the Quest | TEDxSeattle канала TEDx Talks