A new take on an ancient sound

Name: A new take on an ancient sound
Uploaded: 2026-08-07T14:32:48Z
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Description: Musician and composer Tina Lajevardian plays a song on the oud, transforming a centuries-old Iranian musical tradition into something startlingly intimate — and proving that the oldest instruments still have new things to say.

Tina Lajevardian |

TED@BCG

• October 2025

Musician and composer Tina Lajevardian plays a song on the oud, transforming a centuries-old Iranian musical tradition into something startlingly intimate — and proving that the oldest instruments still have new things to say.