Performance | Kota The Friend | TEDxPortland

Kota The Friend's Acapella Performance

• Kota The Friend will perform an acapella about emotional awareness and intelligence. (1m0s)
• The first part of the acapella will be about being emotionally unaware, while the second part will discuss emotional intelligence and growth. (1m17s)

Songs Performed by Kota The Friend

• The first song discussed is a love song titled “Birdie”. (6m20s)
• The second song is about a woman working to improve her life, and the speaker encourages her to keep going. (8m6s)
• The third song is about a woman the speaker met in California. (12m57s)
• Kota The Friend will perform a song titled "The Grass Is Always Greener" about his experience meeting a man who left his small town to pursue wealth, only to return later in life. (3m57s)

The Man's Journey of Learning

• A man traveled to Tuscany to meet Galileo, who taught him about the vastness of the universe and the importance of humility. (16m4s)
• The man then traveled to Georgia to meet Martin Luther King Jr., who taught him about resilience in the face of racism and the power of love. (17m14s)
• Finally, the man traveled to Cape Town to meet Nelson Mandela, who taught him about forgiveness and the importance of unity after spending 27 years in prison for his activism. (18m13s)

Characteristics of World-Changing Individuals

• People who change the world for the better are able to make their actions not about themselves. (19m46s)
• These people are able to overcome difficult circumstances and put their life on the line because they understand that life is not about them or any one individual. (19m55s)

Conclusion

• Kota thanks the audience for listening. (20m7s)