Tagged: Inspiration
For Inspiration: Barbatuques’ “Ayú!” featuring Naná Vasconcelos
The American jazz magazine DownBeat named Naná Vasconcelos percussionist of the year every year from 1983 to 1991 […]
From Brazil: Forró and Northeastern Music
Besides the general forms of samba, baiao/forró is the most important pop music form of expression in Brazil […]
Nancy Duarte on Failure, Bootstrapping, and the Power of Better Presentations
Most believe great presenters are born and not made. Nancy Duarte would argue against this. After all, she received a C- in Speech Communication class in college. Since then she’s gone on to become a world-renowned author and expert on the art and science of delivering compelling presentations […]
For Inspiration: “Tropicalia” by Marcelo Machado
Tropicalia features rare footage of Brazilian music legends Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Zé as it explores a revolution animated by music and art […]
Paula Scher on Design
Paula Scher was the 2013 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winner for Communication Design. Hear her speak about her first encounter with graphic design, her inspirations, and the unexpected longevity of her images […]
Watch Brené Brown’s “Why Your Critics Aren’t The Ones Who Count” talk
Author and vulnerability researcher Brené Brown shows us how to deal with the critics and our own self-doubt by refusing to “armor up” and shut ourselves off. “Not caring what people think,” she says, “is its own kind of hustle.” Instead we must “reserve a seat” for the critics and our own self-doubt. “Tell them, I see you, I hear you, but I’m going to do this anyway.” […]
For Inspiration: “Kriola” by Trio Mocotó
Brazilian band Trio Mocotó are veterans of São Paulo’s swinging 1960s samba-rock scene. First formed in 1968, the group made a comeback in 2000 and has been going strong ever since […]
For Inspiration: “Meu Maracatu Pesa Uma Tonelada” by Nação Zumbi
Nação Zumbi playing live at Concha Acústica in Salvador during Conexão Vivo in late 2010 […]
