Ideas change everything

Music with a message should be accessible

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Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego |

TED@BCG Toronto

• October 2018

"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad Habits" -- while Galloway-Gallego provides an animated sign language interpretation.

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"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad Habits" -- while Galloway-Gallego provides an animated sign language interpretation.

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About the speakers

Activist, musician

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Kiran Gandhi, who performs as Madame Gandhi, elevates and celebrates the female voice.

Amber Galloway-Gallego

Sign language interpreter

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Amber Galloway-Gallego is a world-renowned ASL interpreter specializing in music.

About TED Institute

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