[Applause] Jana Gana mana Edina ikj
Jana Gana mana Edina ikj
Jana Gana mana Edina ikj but at the buggy the Punjab is in the
but at the buggy the Punjab is in the
but at the buggy the Punjab is in the good time at the Derby the wood got a
good time at the Derby the wood got a
good time at the Derby the wood got a Bunga Vindhya he much I lay on a Ganga
Bunga Vindhya he much I lay on a Ganga
Bunga Vindhya he much I lay on a Ganga would shower jelly that anger the Vishu
would shower jelly that anger the Vishu
would shower jelly that anger the Vishu an homage again
an homage again
an homage again a double Shuba Ashish a mug a guy hit
a double Shuba Ashish a mug a guy hit
a double Shuba Ashish a mug a guy hit the bodega at the janaganamana die a kid
the bodega at the janaganamana die a kid
the bodega at the janaganamana die a kid yeah I hate but at the bhagavad-gita
Chaya hey
Chaya hey yeah yeah ahead
ji ji ji ji
ji ji ji ji [Music]
please be seated
please be seated so you might be wondering why a Canadian
so you might be wondering why a Canadian
so you might be wondering why a Canadian girl without any Indian heritage in her
girl without any Indian heritage in her
girl without any Indian heritage in her blood knows your national anthem well
blood knows your national anthem well
blood knows your national anthem well I’m going to tell you but first I want
I’m going to tell you but first I want
I’m going to tell you but first I want to ask you did any of you feel a special
to ask you did any of you feel a special
to ask you did any of you feel a special connection with me while we were singing
connection with me while we were singing
connection with me while we were singing together I certainly did and that is the
together I certainly did and that is the
together I certainly did and that is the basis for the whole story I’m going to
basis for the whole story I’m going to
basis for the whole story I’m going to tell you so I love to sing more than
tell you so I love to sing more than
tell you so I love to sing more than anything and after I was inspired by a
anything and after I was inspired by a
anything and after I was inspired by a book that talked about kids helping kids
book that talked about kids helping kids
book that talked about kids helping kids in other parts of the world I wanted to
in other parts of the world I wanted to
in other parts of the world I wanted to use my voice to help too with the help
use my voice to help too with the help
use my voice to help too with the help of my parents we decided that we would
of my parents we decided that we would
of my parents we decided that we would go on a journey around the world in 80
go on a journey around the world in 80
go on a journey around the world in 80 anthems I would sing 80 national anthems
anthems I would sing 80 national anthems
anthems I would sing 80 national anthems in their native language in 80 countries
in their native language in 80 countries
in their native language in 80 countries and I would sing with the children of
and I would sing with the children of
and I would sing with the children of each country the purpose was to raise
each country the purpose was to raise
each country the purpose was to raise money and awareness for orphan and
money and awareness for orphan and
money and awareness for orphan and abandoned children through our website
abandoned children through our website
abandoned children through our website and through all of the global media
and through all of the global media
and through all of the global media interviews that we hope to do around the
interviews that we hope to do around the
interviews that we hope to do around the world I knew that not all kids around
world I knew that not all kids around
world I knew that not all kids around the world would know the same pop songs
the world would know the same pop songs
the world would know the same pop songs as me but most kids that went to school
as me but most kids that went to school
as me but most kids that went to school would know their national anthem they
would know their national anthem they
would know their national anthem they would be able to sing with me in their
would be able to sing with me in their
would be able to sing with me in their language and together we could attract
language and together we could attract
language and together we could attract more attention to the plight of
more attention to the plight of
more attention to the plight of disadvantaged children so you might be
disadvantaged children so you might be
disadvantaged children so you might be wondering how did I learn all these
wondering how did I learn all these
wondering how did I learn all these anthems the short answer is it was
anthems the short answer is it was
anthems the short answer is it was really hard and it took a lot of work I
really hard and it took a lot of work I
really hard and it took a lot of work I knew that if I was going to do this
knew that if I was going to do this
knew that if I was going to do this right it was really important that I
right it was really important that I
right it was really important that I knew what I was singing about
knew what I was singing about
knew what I was singing about and also that I sell each song correctly
and also that I sell each song correctly
and also that I sell each song correctly and with the right pronunciation so we
and with the right pronunciation so we
and with the right pronunciation so we set out to find people who were actually
set out to find people who were actually
set out to find people who were actually from each country to help me fortunately
from each country to help me fortunately
from each country to help me fortunately people from all over the world live in
people from all over the world live in
people from all over the world live in Vancouver I called international
Vancouver I called international
Vancouver I called international embassies in Vancouver to ask for their
embassies in Vancouver to ask for their
embassies in Vancouver to ask for their help the Malaysian and Indonesian
help the Malaysian and Indonesian
help the Malaysian and Indonesian Embassy’s invited me downtown to teach
Embassy’s invited me downtown to teach
Embassy’s invited me downtown to teach me they were so happy and proud to tell
me they were so happy and proud to tell
me they were so happy and proud to tell me stories of their anthems and thrilled
me stories of their anthems and thrilled
me stories of their anthems and thrilled that I would be visiting their countries
that I would be visiting their countries
that I would be visiting their countries with the help of my anthem binder which
with the help of my anthem binder which
with the help of my anthem binder which included English translations of each
included English translations of each
included English translations of each anthem I set out to learn as much as I
anthem I set out to learn as much as I
anthem I set out to learn as much as I could about each anthem for example I
could about each anthem for example I
could about each anthem for example I learned that some anthems have a strong
learned that some anthems have a strong
learned that some anthems have a strong and even violent call-to-action like La
and even violent call-to-action like La
and even violent call-to-action like La Marseillaise in France that states to
Marseillaise in France that states to
Marseillaise in France that states to arms citizens form your battalions a few
arms citizens form your battalions a few
arms citizens form your battalions a few countries including Bosnia Herzegovina
countries including Bosnia Herzegovina
countries including Bosnia Herzegovina don’t have official lyrics to their
don’t have official lyrics to their
don’t have official lyrics to their anthem due to a history of biting
anthem due to a history of biting
anthem due to a history of biting between the different ethnic groups a
between the different ethnic groups a
between the different ethnic groups a whole separate category proclaims the
whole separate category proclaims the
whole separate category proclaims the beauty of the country like in the
beauty of the country like in the
beauty of the country like in the Filipino anthem lupine Agana one haughty
Filipino anthem lupine Agana one haughty
Filipino anthem lupine Agana one haughty park santa buhay along its appealing
park santa buhay along its appealing
park santa buhay along its appealing Oh this means the chosen land the
Oh this means the chosen land the
Oh this means the chosen land the beautiful land of love
beautiful land of love
beautiful land of love Oh land of light I learned that while
Oh land of light I learned that while
Oh land of light I learned that while all of these anthems are so diverse they
all of these anthems are so diverse they
all of these anthems are so diverse they all have a common theme of pride in
all have a common theme of pride in
all have a common theme of pride in one’s country and I couldn’t wait to
one’s country and I couldn’t wait to
one’s country and I couldn’t wait to start singing with the kids around the
start singing with the kids around the
start singing with the kids around the world to see how they felt about their
world to see how they felt about their
world to see how they felt about their anthem once we left Canada it was crazy
anthem once we left Canada it was crazy
anthem once we left Canada it was crazy we averaged a different country every
we averaged a different country every
we averaged a different country every three days for nine months the really
three days for nine months the really
three days for nine months the really cool part was when I would go to sing
cool part was when I would go to sing
cool part was when I would go to sing the anthem with the kids in each country
the anthem with the kids in each country
the anthem with the kids in each country they would look at me and surprised when
they would look at me and surprised when
they would look at me and surprised when I sang in their language and it made
I sang in their language and it made
I sang in their language and it made them happy
them happy
them happy it felt really amazing to be able to
it felt really amazing to be able to
it felt really amazing to be able to connect with them in this way then they
connect with them in this way then they
connect with them in this way then they would get so excited and asked me to
would get so excited and asked me to
would get so excited and asked me to sing other songs in their language and I
sing other songs in their language and I
sing other songs in their language and I would have to tell them that I was
would have to tell them that I was
would have to tell them that I was really sorry but I didn’t know any other
really sorry but I didn’t know any other
really sorry but I didn’t know any other local songs I must admit though all
local songs I must admit though all
local songs I must admit though all girls around the world knew the song let
girls around the world knew the song let
girls around the world knew the song let it go from the movie frozen
it go from the movie frozen
it go from the movie frozen so we bonded over that to one of the
so we bonded over that to one of the
so we bonded over that to one of the best parts of this experience was when I
best parts of this experience was when I
best parts of this experience was when I would encounter someone from another
would encounter someone from another
would encounter someone from another country and then just unexpectedly sing
country and then just unexpectedly sing
country and then just unexpectedly sing their anthem likes a Chinese one now
their anthem likes a Chinese one now
their anthem likes a Chinese one now this was by far one of the hardest
this was by far one of the hardest
this was by far one of the hardest anthems for me to learn as Mandarin is
anthems for me to learn as Mandarin is
anthems for me to learn as Mandarin is very different from English my friend
very different from English my friend
very different from English my friend easton from my music studio had just
easton from my music studio had just
easton from my music studio had just moved from china and he spent many hours
moved from china and he spent many hours
moved from china and he spent many hours working with me on this one in fact it
working with me on this one in fact it
working with me on this one in fact it took me two weeks just to learn the
took me two weeks just to learn the
took me two weeks just to learn the first ten seconds properly so when i ran
first ten seconds properly so when i ran
first ten seconds properly so when i ran into a group of Chinese tourists
into a group of Chinese tourists
into a group of Chinese tourists anywhere in the world as there are lots
anywhere in the world as there are lots
anywhere in the world as there are lots of Chinese tourists in every country I
of Chinese tourists in every country I
of Chinese tourists in every country I would sing their anthem for them and
would sing their anthem for them and
would sing their anthem for them and they would get so
they would get so
they would get so sited and try to speak to me Nihao che
sited and try to speak to me Nihao che
sited and try to speak to me Nihao che che
che
che it’s pretty much all I know they would
it’s pretty much all I know they would
it’s pretty much all I know they would be very confused these special
be very confused these special
be very confused these special connections happened all over the world
connections happened all over the world
connections happened all over the world and soon I found I was meeting people
and soon I found I was meeting people
and soon I found I was meeting people that I normally wouldn’t connect with
like these French bikers in Greece who
like these French bikers in Greece who were so excited that I could sing their
were so excited that I could sing their
were so excited that I could sing their anthem or the Israeli man now living in
anthem or the Israeli man now living in
anthem or the Israeli man now living in Ireland who heard our story and was
Ireland who heard our story and was
Ireland who heard our story and was brought to tears
brought to tears
brought to tears after I sang the hatikvah and the
after I sang the hatikvah and the
after I sang the hatikvah and the Indonesian lady now living in England
Indonesian lady now living in England
Indonesian lady now living in England who missed her home so much and was so
who missed her home so much and was so
who missed her home so much and was so overjoyed that I could sing the anthem
overjoyed that I could sing the anthem
overjoyed that I could sing the anthem of her native land I found that when you
of her native land I found that when you
of her native land I found that when you show people that you care about their
show people that you care about their
show people that you care about their customs their culture and their language
customs their culture and their language
customs their culture and their language they appreciate it and you can see
they appreciate it and you can see
they appreciate it and you can see something different in their eyes they
something different in their eyes they
something different in their eyes they would often join in singing with me and
would often join in singing with me and
would often join in singing with me and for that moment I would feel connected
for that moment I would feel connected
for that moment I would feel connected no matter what that person’s age
no matter what that person’s age
no matter what that person’s age cultural background or color was as each
cultural background or color was as each
cultural background or color was as each person sang the song of their country I
person sang the song of their country I
person sang the song of their country I could see the confidence and pride
could see the confidence and pride
could see the confidence and pride shining in their faces even beaming out
shining in their faces even beaming out
shining in their faces even beaming out of them and I would feel privileged that
of them and I would feel privileged that
of them and I would feel privileged that I could be a part of such an experience
I could be a part of such an experience
I could be a part of such an experience this feeling led to one of the most
this feeling led to one of the most
this feeling led to one of the most important things that I learned on my
important things that I learned on my
important things that I learned on my journey that even though we’re all so
journey that even though we’re all so
journey that even though we’re all so different everyone in the world wants to
different everyone in the world wants to
different everyone in the world wants to feel appreciated and connected in some
feel appreciated and connected in some
feel appreciated and connected in some way if you want to connect with someone
way if you want to connect with someone
way if you want to connect with someone learn more about their culture and their
learn more about their culture and their
learn more about their culture and their way of life that way your common bond
way of life that way your common bond
way of life that way your common bond will allow you to
will allow you to
will allow you to spread your message and make a bigger
spread your message and make a bigger
spread your message and make a bigger impact we all have something to say and
impact we all have something to say and
impact we all have something to say and singing is my way of making connections
singing is my way of making connections
singing is my way of making connections and spreading my message around the
and spreading my message around the
and spreading my message around the world what’s yours
world what’s yours
world what’s yours [Applause]
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