TEDGlobal 2012
Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Usman Riaz and Preston Reed: Un giovane chitarrista incontra il suo eroe
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Usman Riaz, a 21 anni, è un mago della chitarra percussiva, uno stile che ha imparato a suonare guardando i suoi eroi su YouTube. Il TED Fellow suona sul palco di TEDGlobal 2012 -- seguito da un assolo strabiliante del maestro della chitarra percussiva, Preston Reed. E guardate questi due chitarristi improvvisare sul momento.
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: Ragazzi siete straordinari.
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That's amazing.
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È straordinario.
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You just don't hear that every day.
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Queste cose non si sentono tutti i giorni.
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Usman, the official story is that
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Usman, la storia ufficiale
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you learned to play the guitar
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è che hai imparato a suonare la chitarra
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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guardando Jimmy Page su YouTube.
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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Usman Riaz: Sì, quella è stata la prima. E poi ho --
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That was the first thing I learned,
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Quella è stata la prima cosa che ho imparato,
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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poi sono passato ad altre cose.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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E ho cominciato a guardare molto Kaki King,
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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che citava sempre Preston Reed, che ha avuto su di lei una grande influenza,
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so then I started watching his videos,
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così ho cominciato a guardare i suoi video,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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e ora è molto surreale essere --
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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CA: Quel pezzo,
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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era una sua canzone che hai imparato, come hai fatto?
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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UR: Non l'avevo mai imparata prima,
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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ma mi ha detto che l'avremmo suonata sul palco,
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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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la conoscevo bene, ecco perché mi sono così divertito ad impararla.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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Ed finalmente è successo, quindi...
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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CA: Preston, dal tuo punto di vista,
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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l'hai inventato 20 anni fa, giusto?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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Come ci si sente a vedere qualcuno
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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arrivare, prendere la tua arte e farne così tante cose?
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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Preston Reed: È strabiliante,
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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e sono orgoglioso, onorato.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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È un musicista eccezionale, è fantastico.
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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: Ragazzi, non credo che ci sia un altro pezzo da un minuto che potete fare.
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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Potete? Improvvisate? Avete altro?
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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PR: Non abbiamo preparato niente.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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CA: Nessun pezzo. Sapete cosa vi dico?
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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Se avete ancora 30 o 40 secondi,
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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e avete ancora 30 o 40 secondi,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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e lo vediamo, credo che --
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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Lo sento. Vogliamo sentirvi ancora.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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E se suonate veramente male, non vi preoccupate.
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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