American singer, songwriter Gregory Porter, gives a special performance of Bring the Noise song, Hands in the Air, with pianist Chip Crawford.
"I think young children should be encouraged to get involved with music because this idea of self-expression and release of creativity, I think it can be really important for children," the Grammy Award winner said.
Gregory Porter:
[HUMMING] [SINGS] Bring the noise. Hm hm. Bring the noise.
Gregory Porter:
This is Gregory Porter with Chip Crawford. And this is Hands in the Air.
Gregory Porter:
[CLAPS HANDS] [SINGS] Na na na na, na na na na. Na na na. Na na na na na na na na. Na na na. Na na na na na. Na na na na na na na. Put your hands in the air like you don't care. Put your hands in the air like you don't care. Put your hands in the air like you don't care. Put your hands in the air like you don't care.
Gregory Porter:
My most memorable music teacher was my cousin. Uh, who was a prodigy on the piano. She was born blind. I would just make up these songs and she would turn 'em into songs like, you know, I've just, [SINGS] I like baloney and spaghetti too. And she would put, you know, music to it and at the end of the day I had a song called baloney and spaghetti, you know. So it was really, itwas fun and that made music fun for me.
Gregory Porter:
[SINGS] la la la. Clap your hands now. Clap your hands now. Clap your hands now.
Gregory Porter:
I think young children should be encouraged to, to get involved with music because, uh, this, this, this idea of self expression and, and release of, of creativity. I think it can be really important for, for children.
Gregory Porter:
[SINGS] na, na na na, na na na.
Gregory Porter:
Music is something that we have inside of us when we're born. It's there already. Just bring it out, you know, in how in whatever organic way that you can.
Gregory Porter:
[SINGS] na naaa, naaaa.
Gregory Porter was born in Sacramento, California and didn't start his music recording career until he was almost 40-years-old.
Raised as one of seven children by a preacher mother he initially started out as an American college footballer but this was cut short by an injury. Following the death of his mother Ruth, he decided to commit to a career in music.
"Music is something that we have inside of us when we鈥檙e born 鈥 it鈥檚 there already," Porter said.
"Just bring it out in whatever organic way that you can."
The jazz singer smashed the British top five of this decade with his first jazz album Take Me to the Alley.
The hit was his fourth studio album and the lyrics were inspired by his late mother, who often engaged in charitable activities, giving food and shelter to the less fortunate.
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