未知の音を探る | プラカシュ・ソンタケ | TEDxRVCE

ミュージシャンのプラカシュ・ソンタケが、自ら制作した楽器「スワル・ヴィーナ」を生み出すまでの道のりを語ります。楽器の構造や演奏方法、インドのラーガからブルースやフュージョンへと広がる多彩な音色について紹介しています。独立して運営されたTEDxイベントでの講演です。ソンタケはアルバム『Winds of Samsara』の共同作曲者、ボーカル、ギタリストとしても参加しており、このアルバムはグラミー賞を受賞しています。舞台作品の作曲や演奏にも携わっています。

• スワル・ヴィーナの起源と構造
• 演奏技法と音域の広がり
• インドのラーガとブルース、フュージョンの融合

Prakash Sontakke takes the audience through the musical journey that led him to create the Swar Veena. He explains how the instrument is built, the different ways it can be played, and the range of sounds it produces, then shows how adaptable it is by moving between blues, fusion, and other styles. A co-composer, vocalist, and guitarist on the Grammy-winning album Winds of Samsara, is the only artist to have won both the Independent World Music Awards (USA) and the Nashville Award for composers. An A-grade artiste of Akashvani and Doordarshan, he has over 2,000 concerts of experience. Prakash has toured extensively with his troupes, namely the Dr. Prakash Sontakke Group (Progressive Hindustani Crossover) and the international trio Lehera (World Fusion). He has composed and directed music for several plays and productions, and his work has been widely appreciated. His music for Charandas Chor and Girish Karnad’s Yayati was critically acclaimed. Additionally, he created the instrument Swar Veena, on which he can play both Indian Raga music and Western-sounding styles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx