TEDGlobal 2012
Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Usman Riaz and Preston Reed: Un joven guitarrista conoce a su héroe
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Usman Riaz es un genio de la percusión en guitarra de 21 años, que aprendió este estilo mirando videos de sus héroes en YouTube. Este TED Fellow toca en el escenario de TEDGlobal 2012, seguido de un solo alucinante del maestro de la percusión en guitarra, Preston Reed. Veamos también a estos dos guitarristas en una improvisación espontánea.
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bioUsman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bioUsman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio
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Chris Anderson: You guys were amazing.
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Chris Anderson: Muchachos, estuvieron increíbles.
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That's amazing.
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Es increíble.
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You just don't hear that every day.
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Esto, simplemente no se escucha todos los días.
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Usman, the official story is that
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Usman, la historia oficial dice
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you learned to play the guitar
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que aprendiste a tocar la guitarra
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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mirando videos de Jimmy Page en YouTube.
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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Usman Riaz: Si, ese fue el primero, y luego...
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That was the first thing I learned,
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eso fue lo primero que aprendí,
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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y después empecé a incursionar en otras cosas.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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Empecé a ver mucho a Kaki King,
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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ella solía citar a Preston Reed como una gran influencia,
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so then I started watching his videos,
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así que empecé a ver sus videos,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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y ahora es muy surrealista estar aquí y...
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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CA: Esta pieza que tocaron,
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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¿era una de las canciones que aprendiste de él? o ¿cómo fue que se dio?
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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UR: No, esa no la había aprendido,
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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pero me dijo que la interpretaríamos en el escenario,
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so I was familiar with it, so that's why I had so much more fun learning it.
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y la conocía, fue por eso que me resultó mucho más entretenido aprenderla.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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Y finalmente sucedió, así que...
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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CA: Preston, desde tu punto de vista,
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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quiero decir, tú inventaste esto hace unos 20 años, ¿verdad?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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¿Qué se siente al ver que alguien así
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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aparece, toma tu arte y hace tanto con eso?
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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Preston Reed: Es alucinante,
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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y me siento muy orgulloso, muy honrado.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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Y él es un músico maravilloso, así que es genial.
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CA: I guess, I don't think there is like a one-minute other piece you guys can do?
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CA: Supongo que no tienen una pieza de un minuto que puedan interpretar...
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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¿Pueden? ¿Improvisan? ¿Tienen algo más?
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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PR: No hemos preparado nada.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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CA: Bien, no hay nada, pero les propongo algo.
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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Si tienes otros 30 o 40 segundos,
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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y tú también,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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y veremos... creo que,
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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puedo sentirlo. Queremos escucharlos un poco más.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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Y si sale horriblemente mal, no se preocupen.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary GuitaristPreston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.
Why you should listen
Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.
In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.
Why you should listen
Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK.
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com