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
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Rei: "my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

Rei: "Ma mère / "BANANE NOIRE"

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L'auteure-compositrice-interprète Rei partage son mélange de rock indie et de blues sur la scène de TED dans l'interprétation de deux de ses chansons: "ma mère" et "BANANE NOIRE".
- 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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I've been looking
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Je cherche
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SeveralPlusieurs daysjournées now
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Depuis longtemps maintenant
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Where did they go?
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Où sont-ils passés ?
01:37
Where did they go?
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Où sont-ils passés ?
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My mamaMama told me long agodepuis
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Ma mère m'a dit il y a longtemps
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I've lostperdu so manybeaucoup preciousprécieux things, I know
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J'ai perdu tant de choses précieuses,
je sais
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They won'thabitude be back
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Elles ne reviendront pas
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Where did they go?
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Où sont-elles passées ?
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My mamaMama told me long agodepuis
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Ma mère m'a dit il y a longtemps
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Ain'tAin't nobody'spersonne n' est ever gonna tell me
to abandonabandonner my oldvieux friendami
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Jamais personne ne pourra me faire
abandonner mes vieux amis
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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Ain'tAin't nobody'spersonne n' est ever gonna tell me
to abandonabandonner my good memoriessouvenirs at all
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Jamais personne ne pourra me faire
abandonner mes vieux souvenirs
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I've seenvu so manybeaucoup prettyjoli things
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J'ai vu tant de belles choses
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They don't mean a thing now
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Elles ne veulent plus rien dire maintenant
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Listen to the songchant
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Écoutez la chanson
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My mamaMama told me long agodepuis
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Ma mère m'a dit il y a longtemps
(Solo de guitare)
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Ain'tAin't nobody'spersonne n' est ever gonna tell me
to doubtdoute my good oldvieux daysjournées
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Jamais personne ne pourra
me faire douter de mon bon vieux temps
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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HappyHeureux daysjournées, walkingen marchant on the shorerive
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Les jours heureux à marcher sur la plage
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Ain'tAin't nobody'spersonne n' est ever gonna tell me
to abandonabandonner my good memoriessouvenirs at all
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Jamais personne ne pourra me faire
abandonner mes bons vieux souvenirs
03:22
AbandonAbandonner my good memoriessouvenirs at all
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Abandonner mes bons vieux souvenirs
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AbandonAbandonner my good memoriessouvenirs at all
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Abandonner mes bons vieux souvenirs
(Solo final)
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(MusicMusique endsprend fin)
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(ApplauseApplaudissements)
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Thank you.
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Merci !
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03:58
Thank you for givingdonnant me the opportunityopportunité
to performeffectuer tonightce soir at TEDTED NewNouveau YorkYork.
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Merci de m'avoir donné la chance
de jouer ce soir pour TED New York.
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I've been a dedicateddévoué TEDTED fanventilateur and viewertéléspectateur,
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Je suis une grande fan,
je regarde beaucoup de vidéos TED.
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and alsoaussi, I actuallyréellement used to livevivre
in ManhattanManhattan when I was youngerplus jeune,
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Et, en plus, j'ai vécu à Manhattan
quand j'étais plus jeune,
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so NewNouveau YorkYork is like a secondseconde home to me,
and it's great to be back.
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alors New York est comme
une deuxième maison pour moi.
Et c'est un plaisir d'être de retour.
04:18
The songchant I just performedexécuté
was calledappelé "my mamaMama,"
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La chanson que je viens de chanter
s'appelle « Ma mère ».
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and the nextprochain songchant I'm going to performeffectuer
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La chanson suivante
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is anotherun autre originaloriginal songchant of minemien
calledappelé "BLACKNOIR BANANABANANE."
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est une autre de mes chansons originales
qui s'appelle « Banane noire ».
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This songchant I wrotea écrit about the importanceimportance
of beingétant patientpatient with your dreamsrêves.
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Elle parle de l'importance d'être patient
face à nos rêves.
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Because I think commitmentengagement
will always be rewardedrécompensé.
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Parce que je pense que le sens de
l'engagement sera toujours récompensé,
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Just like fruitfruit ripensmûrit
when the time is right.
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tout comme les fruits sont mûrs
juste au bon moment.
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So it's my interpretationinterprétation
of buildingbâtiment the futureavenir.
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C'est ma façon de voir
la construction de l'avenir.
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(GuitarGuitare musicla musique startsdéparts)
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(Guitare très rythmée)
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ClapClap your handsmains.
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Tapez dans vos mains !
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One!
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Un !
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Two!
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Deux !
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One, two, one, two, threeTrois, fourquatre.
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Un, deux, un, deux, trois, quatre !
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SittingAssis here, killingmeurtre time,
I've been doing it all day
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Assise ici, je tue le temps
depuis l'début d'la journée
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I've been always smartintelligent
when it comesvient to gettin'se ' away
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Je suis toujours ingénieuse
quand il faut prendre la fuite
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Got a sodaun soda poppop fizzin'fizzin' harddifficile
in my emptyvide braincerveau
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J'ai de la boisson gazeuse
qui pétille fort dans mon cerveau vide
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When the time is right I'll movebouge toi
alrightbien so don't get too uptighttendu
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Quand viendra le bon moment, je bougerai
alors ne sois pas si coincé
Les filles stupides en maillot de bain
qui lavent des voitures le dimanche
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SillyStupide girlsfilles in bathingde baignade suitsconvient à
cleaningnettoyage carsdes voitures on SundaysDimanche
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They're livingvivant a liemensonge
don't make as foolimbécile of yourselftoi même too soonbientôt
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Elles vivent dans un mensonge.
Ne vous ridiculisez pas tant si vite
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LiningDoublure my bananasbananes
on the windowfenêtre sillfilon-couche to ripenmûrissent
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J'aligne mes bananes au bord de la fenêtre
pour qu'elles mûrissent
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When the time is right I'll movebouge toi
alrightbien so don't get too uptighttendu
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Quand viendra le bon moment, je bougerai
alors ne sois pas si coincé
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BanananananaBananananana sekasanaidesekasanaide
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Bananananane sekasanaide
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Bananananana-riBananananana-ri yukiYuki makaseMakase
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Bananananane-ri yuki makase
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BanananananaBananananana wagamamanawagamamana mimi gaGA jukusujukusu madefabriqué
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Bananananane mō ato
chotto dake jukusu made
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BlackNoir BananaBanane BlackNoir BananaBanane
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Banane Noire Banane Noire
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BananananananaBanananananana
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Bananananananaaa
(Chromatique descendant)
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RememberN’oubliez pas last DecemberDécembre
when we wentest allé to get some pizzaPizza
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Te souviens-tu en décembre dernier
Nous sommes allés manger une pizza
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Was a bratBrat, was runningfonctionnement fastvite
to get home by my curfewcouvre-feu
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J'étais une sale gosse, qui courait
pour arriver avant mon couvre-feu
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SillyStupide me, trippingde déclenchement quickrapide,
I was almostpresque killedtué by a honkerHonker
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Quelle idiote, courant trop vite
Un balaise m'a presque tuée
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When the time is right I'll movebouge toi
alrightbien so don't get too uptighttendu
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Quand viendra le bon moment, je bougerai
alors ne soit pas si coincé
07:03
BanananananaBananananana isoganaideisoganaide
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Bananananana isoganaide
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Bananananana-riBananananana-ri yukiYuki makaseMakase
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Bananananana-ri yuki makase
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BanananananaBanananananaatoATO
chottoCHOTTO dakedake jukusujukusu madefabriqué
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Bananananana mō ato
chotto dake jukusu made
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BlackNoir BananaBanane BlackNoir BananaBanane
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Banane Noire Banane Noire
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BananananananaBanananananana
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Banananananana
(Solo de guitare)
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BanananananaBananananana Don't pushpousser me babybébé
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Bananananana Ne me presse pas bébé
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BanananananaBananananana All I want is leewaymarge de manœuvre
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Bananananana Tout ce que je veux,
c'est la liberté
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BanananananaBananananana You gottaje dois be patientpatient
for the fruitfruit to ripenmûrissent
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Bananananana Tu dois être patient
pour que le fruit puisse mûrir
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BlackNoir BananaBanane BlackNoir BananaBanane
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Banane Noire Banane Noire
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BananananaBanananana
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Banananana
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BanananananaBananananana isoganaideisoganaide
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Bananananana isoganaide
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BananananananoBanananananano yoriYori nariNari
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Bananananana no yori nari
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BanananananaBananananana wagamamanawagamamana mimi gaGA jukusujukusu madefabriqué
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Bananananana wagamamana mi ga jukusu made
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BlackNoir BananaBanane BlackNoir BananaBanane
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Banane Noire Banane Noire
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BanananananaBananananana
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Bananananana
Bananananana
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BanananananaBananananana
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Banananananana
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BananananananaBanananananana
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(MusicMusique endsprend fin)
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(Fin de la chanson)
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Thank you.
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Merci !
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Translated by Mélodie Yaruchevsky
Reviewed by eric vautier

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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

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