ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Silk Road Ensemble - Musical explorers
With a repertoire spanning classical, improvisational and folk traditions from around the globe, the Silk Road Ensemble spins sounds that celebrate cultural solidarity.

Why you should listen

Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical Silk Road, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad in 1998 to explore how the arts can advance global understanding. Since 2000, the Silk Road Ensemble has been at the core of Silkroad's work. Representing a global array of cultures, the Ensemble models new forms of cultural exchange through performances, workshops and residencies. The artists of the Ensemble draw on the rich tapestry of traditions from around the world that make up our many-layered contemporary identities, weaving together the foreign and familiar to create a new musical language.

The Ensemble tours throughout the world and has recorded six albums. "St. James Infirmary Blues," which the Ensemble performed at TED2016, appears on Sing Me Home, its new, Grammy Award-winning album. Sing Me Home was recorded alongside the new documentary feature The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.

For its TED2016 appearance, Silk Road Ensemble is:

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass)
Johnny Gandelsman (violin)
Joseph Gramley (percussion)
Karen Ouzounian (cello)
Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi)
Michael Ward-Bergeman (accordion)
Reylon Yount (yangqin)
Evan Ziporyn (clarinet)

More profile about the speaker
Silk Road Ensemble | Speaker | TED.com
Rhiannon Giddens - Musician
With a rich voice and an equally rich sense of history, Rhiannon Giddens animates American folk tradition with her electrifying song interpretations.

Why you should listen

Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy-winning string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, playing banjo and fiddle. Giddens's 201 Grammy-nominated solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn, blends gospel, jazz, blues and country, showcasing her dazzling vocal prowess. Her follow-up album, Freedom Highway, largely comprised of original songs, was released to widespread critical acclaim in February 2017.

Giddens performed at the Obama White House and duets with country star Eric Church on his powerful anti-racism hit "Kill a Word." In 2016, she received the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Singer of the Year and the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo. Giddens also has a recurring role on the recently revived television drama Nashville.

More profile about the speaker
Rhiannon Giddens | Speaker | TED.com
TED2016

Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens: "St. James Infirmary Blues"

فرقة طريق الحرير: شجون دار سانت جيمس للعجزة

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انضمت المغنية ريانون غيدز إلى فرقة طريق الحرير الجماعية لتؤدي هذه الأغنية، لتلغي الأغنية التقليدية الامريكية التي أشاعها لويس ارمسترونغ في عشرينيات القرن الماضي مع تأثيرات رومانية وطاقة مزعجة
- Musical explorers
With a repertoire spanning classical, improvisational and folk traditions from around the globe, the Silk Road Ensemble spins sounds that celebrate cultural solidarity. Full bio - Musician
With a rich voice and an equally rich sense of history, Rhiannon Giddens animates American folk tradition with her electrifying song interpretations. Full bio

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I wentذهب down
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to Stسانت. Jamesجوامع Infirmaryدار العجزه
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إلى دار سان جيمس للعجزة
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To see my babyطفل there
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لأرى طفلتي هناك
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She was lyingيكذب أو ملقاه on a long woodenخشبي tableالطاولة
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كانت تستلقي على طاولة خشبية طويلة
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So coldالبرد, so still, so fairمعرض
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باردة جدا وهادئة جدا وخائفة
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I wentذهب up to see the doctorطبيب
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وتقدمت لأرى الطبيب
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"She's very lowمنخفض," he said
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قال:" إنها ضعيفة جدا"
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I wentذهب back to see my babyطفل
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وعدت لؤية طفلتي
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Good God
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ي إلهي
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she's lyingيكذب أو ملقاه there deadميت
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إنها تستلقي ميتة
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I wentذهب down to oldقديم Joe'sجو barشريط roomمجال
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ونزلت إلى بار جو القديم
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On the cornerركن of the squareميدان
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في زاوية الساحة
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They were servingخدمة drinksمشروبات as perلكل usualمعتاد
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كانوا يقدمون الشراب كالعادة
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And the usualمعتاد crowdيحشد was there
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والجمع المعتاد كان هناك
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To my left stoodوقف Oldقديم Joeجو McKennedyMcKennedy
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وإلى يساري وقف العجوز جو ميكيندي
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His eyesعيون were bloodshotمحتقن بالدم redأحمر
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كانت عيناه مضرجة بالدماء
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He turnedتحول to the crowdيحشد around him
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والتفت إلى الجمع حوله
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And these are the wordsكلمات he said
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وكانت تلك الكلمات التي قالها
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"Let her go, let her go, God blessبارك her
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دعيها تمضي، دعيها تمضي وليباركها الرب
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Whereverأينما she mayقد be
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أينما كانت
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She can searchبحث
this wholeكامل wideواسع worldالعالمية all over
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فبإمكانها أن تبحث في هذا العالم بأكمله
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But she'llالصدف never find anotherآخر man like me
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ولكنها لن تجد رجلا آخر مثلي
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She can searchبحث
this wholeكامل wideواسع worldالعالمية all over
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بإمكانها البحث في كل أنحاء العالم
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And she'llالصدف never find
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ولن تجد أبدا
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anotherآخر man
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رجلا آخر
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like me
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مثلي
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When I dieموت, please God, buryدفن me
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حين موتي، أرجوك ياربي، ادفني
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In my ten-dollarعشرة دولار Stetsonالقبعة hatقبعة
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في قبعتي ذات العشرة دولارات
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Put a twenty-dollarعشرون دولار goldذهب pieceقطعة
on my watch chainسلسلة
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ولكن قطعة ذهبية بعشرين
دولار في سلسلة ساعتي
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So my friendsاصحاب know I diedمات standingمكانة patتربيتة
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حينها سيعلم أصدقائي
أنني مت واقفا بشكل مناسب
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Get sixستة gamblersالمقامرين to carryيحمل my coffinنعش
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وسيحمل ستة مقامرين كفني
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And sixستة choirالكورال girlsالفتيات to singيغنى me a songأغنية
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وستغني لي جوقة من ستة فتيات أغنية
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Stickعصا a jazzموسيقى الجاز bandفرقة on my hearseعربة الموتى wagonعربة
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وستضرب عصا فرقة الجاز على عربة كفني
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To raiseربى hellالجحيم as I go alongعلى طول
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لتوقظ الجحيم الذي أن أتجه اليه
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Now that's the endالنهاية of my storyقصة
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الآن هذه هي نهاية قصتي
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Let's have anotherآخر roundمستدير - كروي of boozeخمر
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لنشرب الخمر ثانية
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And if anyoneأي واحد should askيطلب you
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وإذا سألك أي كان
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Just tell them I got
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أخبريهم فقط بأنني حصلت على
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the Stسانت. Jamesجوامع Infirmaryدار العجزه
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أغاني دار سانت جمس
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bluesالبلوز
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الكئيبة
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(Applauseتصفيق)
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Translated by Najwa Betar
Reviewed by Ayman Mahmoud

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Silk Road Ensemble - Musical explorers
With a repertoire spanning classical, improvisational and folk traditions from around the globe, the Silk Road Ensemble spins sounds that celebrate cultural solidarity.

Why you should listen

Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical Silk Road, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad in 1998 to explore how the arts can advance global understanding. Since 2000, the Silk Road Ensemble has been at the core of Silkroad's work. Representing a global array of cultures, the Ensemble models new forms of cultural exchange through performances, workshops and residencies. The artists of the Ensemble draw on the rich tapestry of traditions from around the world that make up our many-layered contemporary identities, weaving together the foreign and familiar to create a new musical language.

The Ensemble tours throughout the world and has recorded six albums. "St. James Infirmary Blues," which the Ensemble performed at TED2016, appears on Sing Me Home, its new, Grammy Award-winning album. Sing Me Home was recorded alongside the new documentary feature The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.

For its TED2016 appearance, Silk Road Ensemble is:

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass)
Johnny Gandelsman (violin)
Joseph Gramley (percussion)
Karen Ouzounian (cello)
Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi)
Michael Ward-Bergeman (accordion)
Reylon Yount (yangqin)
Evan Ziporyn (clarinet)

More profile about the speaker
Silk Road Ensemble | Speaker | TED.com
Rhiannon Giddens - Musician
With a rich voice and an equally rich sense of history, Rhiannon Giddens animates American folk tradition with her electrifying song interpretations.

Why you should listen

Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy-winning string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, playing banjo and fiddle. Giddens's 201 Grammy-nominated solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn, blends gospel, jazz, blues and country, showcasing her dazzling vocal prowess. Her follow-up album, Freedom Highway, largely comprised of original songs, was released to widespread critical acclaim in February 2017.

Giddens performed at the Obama White House and duets with country star Eric Church on his powerful anti-racism hit "Kill a Word." In 2016, she received the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Singer of the Year and the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo. Giddens also has a recurring role on the recently revived television drama Nashville.

More profile about the speaker
Rhiannon Giddens | Speaker | TED.com