Pan-American Dance Music | Corn & the Colonels | TEDxDurham

Formed in Durham, NC, Corn & the Colonels play a style of music where your body will be unable to resist moving and dancing. Combining accordion, saxophone, guitar, violin, banjo, bass, vocals, and a set of percussion instruments, and culling words and melodies from musical traditions from around the world, these mystical musicians will take you on a journey toward an imaginary place where cultures effortlessly blend in an intoxicating way. Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy Corn & the Colonels. Personnel: Aaron Greenhood, vocals, tenor banjo, fiddle Lauren Burke, vocals, guitar Hayden Strickling, accordion Cornelius Lewis, bass, vocals Charles Phaneuf, alto sax, clarinet Ana Mitchell, percussion Eric Oberstein, congas & percussion https://www.reverbnation.com/cornandthecolonels https://www.facebook.com/cornandthecolonels This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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