In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of creativity. Now imagine if he was dropped in the middle of the music world of today.

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Imagine for a moment if Cab Calloway, the Cotton Club's exuberant bandleader, was reincarnated in the 21st Century. hide caption, Charles Limb describes what the brain looks like when its being creative. For his Tiny Desk concert, SiR treated the office to some of the best that his latest LP, Chasing Summer has to offer. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption. Is creativity something we are born with or can we learn it?

Video: Watch SiR Play The Tiny Desk The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals. Sir David Attenborough, shown here during a ceremony last September, broke the world record on Thursday for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram.

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We want to be creative but channeling our creative impulses is no small feat. This week we explore what creativity is and how it works. This week we explore what creativity is and how it works.

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While his bandmates curiously bounced around the desk, joking and even searching for Bob Boilen, SiR remained particularly focused.

He told the NPR crowd he'd lost his infant godson a few days prior and dedicated the performance to him. About halfway through the performance, he eventually revealed what had been weighing on his heart.

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The set was also a family affair with his mother and older brother offering support as two of the three background vocalists. Since signing to hip-hop juggernaut Top Dawg Entertainment in 2017, Sir Darryl Farris been the most consistent, most reliable player on the roster outside of its original four (Jay Rock, Kendrick, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.) Charles Limb: What Does A Creative Brain Look Like?

Born in Jamaica and raised in Virginia, Masego grew up on gospel, jazz and hip-hop. Asa Mathat/TED SiR: vocals; Roger "Jooseondrums" Benford: drums; Terrall Whitehead: guitar; Samuel Davis: bass; Jacquelyn Farris: vocals; Davion Farris: vocals; Zyah Belle: vocals; Ledaris "L.J." Sir Ken Robinson: How Do Schools Kill Creativity? He'd no doubt be a tall and slender, silky-wearing goof ball with a moisturized braid-out, instruments inscribed as knuckle tattoos and a penchant for genre-blending. Sting: How Do You Get Over Writer's Block? How? His output has further solidified the label's stake in spaces outside of just rap music. Tiny Desk Trick Or Treat: Our 5 Favorite Concerts In Costume. Themes of regret loom throughout the album and he's never shied away from writing about personal flaws. Finally, to have a few more moments of fun after "I Do Everything" — and to prove he really does do everything — Sego juggled water bottles to the rhythm of the luscious music his band providing. iStock Masego: vocals, saxophone; Jon Curry: drums; Dan Foster: keys, saxophone; Maxwell Hunter: bass; Melanie Faye: guitar; Lex Nelson: vocals; Lorenzo Cromwell: comedic saxophone, Producers: Abby O'Neill, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, Patrick Boyd; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kaylee Domzalski, CJ Riculan, Tsering Bista; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR, We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. Elizabeth Gilbert: Where Does Creativity Come From?

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Masego's five-song set at the Desk wound up feeling something like a jam session — props and surprise guests included.

Next, Sego tossed up 100 dollar bills with his face on it and beckoned the crowd into a call-and-response of "hi-di-hi-di-hi-di-ho." SiR, the R&B singer from Inglewood, CA, seemed lost in thought as he stood behind the Tiny Desk.

Watch: Masego Plays The Tiny Desk The spirit of Cab Calloway lives on in Masego, the singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who surprised NPR's Tiny Desk audience with a …

Sting talks about setting aside ego to foster creativity. Yes, the spirit of Cab lives on in Masego, the singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who surprised NPR's Tiny Desk audience with a zany sense of showmanship and a demonstration of his own genre, TrapHouseJazz. Where his sound takes him next is anyone's guess, but at the Tiny Desk, the multi-hyphenate found his sweet spot. With an appetite for all genres and an ambidextrous nature for learning music, the 26-year-old's been mixing all his influences up, traveling the world and collaborating with the likes of GoldLink, SiR and Ari Lennox. In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of creativity. hide caption, Send us your comments, questions and suggestions, John Biewen: The lie that invented racism, Rondeau from Première Suite de Symphones [From ...], We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020. It took a lot for me to be here today ...but we're gonna get through this.". hide caption, Ken Robinson proposes a more creative system of education. toggle caption Meredith Rizzo/NPR.

Elizabeth Gilbert shares a new perspective on traditional creative careers. Is creativity something we are born with or can we learn it? First, before opening with the jazzy "Tadow," Sego pulled off a quick, mini-prank by sending his friend, comedian Lorenzo Cromwell, up to the mic before stepping forth himself.

Asa Mathat/TED We want to be creative but channeling our creative impulses is no small feat. Jones: keys, Producers: Bobby Carter, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative director: Bob Boilen; Audio engineers: Josh Rogosin, James Willetts; Editor: Maia Stern; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, CJ Riculan, Maia Stern; Executive producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar, We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020.