TEDGlobal 2012
Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Usman Riaz e Preston Reed: Um jovem violonista encontra seu herói
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Usman Riaz, com 21 anos, é um gênio da percussão no violão, um estilo que aprendeu a tocar assistindo seus heróis no YouTube. O TED Fellow toca no palco de TEDGobal 2012 – seguido de um solo sensacional pelo mestre da percussão no violão, Preston Reed. Também assistam a esses dois violonistas tocando de improviso espontaneamente.
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: Vocês são incríveis.
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That's amazing.
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Isso é sensacional.
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You just don't hear that every day.
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Simplesmente não se ouve isso todos os dias.
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Usman, the official story is that
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Usman, a história oficial é que
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you learned to play the guitar
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você aprendeu a tocar violão
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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assistindo Jimmy Page no YouTube.
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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Usman Riaz: Sim, essa foi a primeira. E depois eu –
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That was the first thing I learned,
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Foi a primeira coisa que aprendi,
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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depois comecei a progredir para outras coisas.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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E comecei a assistir muito a Kaki King,
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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e ela sempre citava Preston Reed como uma grande influência,
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so then I started watching his videos,
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e foi então que comecei a assistir seus vídeos,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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e é muito surreal agora estar –
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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Esta peça que tocaram,
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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é uma música dele que você aprendeu, ou como foi isso?
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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Eu não a tinha aprendido antes,
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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mas ele me disse que iríamos tocá-la no 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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eu já a conhecia e por isso ficou muito mais divertido aprender a tocá-la.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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E finalmente aconteceu, então ...
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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Preston, no seu ponto de vista,
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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quero dizer, você inventou isto uns 20 anos atrás, certo?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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Como se sente ao ver alguém assim
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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vindo e pegando sua arte e fazendo tanto com ela?
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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Preston Reed: É alucinante,
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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e me sinto muito orgulhoso, muito honrado.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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E ele é um músico fantástico, é 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: Será que não há assim uma outra música que possam tocar?
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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Podem? Improvisam? Vocês têm uma outra música?
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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PR: Não preparamos nada.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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CA: Não tem. Vamos fazer o seguinte.
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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Se você tem 30 ou 40 segundos,
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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e você também,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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aí simplesmente vamos ver, eu acho –
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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Eu sinto isso. Queremos escutar um pouco mais.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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E se der tudo errado, não tem problema nenhum.
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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