Just amaaaazing. I discovered her after watching the film August Rush. I thought the soundtrack was Michael Hedges inspired and had to find out who the guitar player was. So glad I found her. But I was upset after finding out she was playing in South Africa, where I am, a month before I discovered her. Hope she performs Here again. Saw an awesome RU-vid video of her performing with our local muso, Guy Buttery.
I don't know where all the vitriolic critique in the commentary is coming from here... I'm impressed by her performance on many levels (perhaps her oratory enunciation is not among them) but her musicality is beyond reproach... her compositions are subtle and complex, non-obvious & sophisticated, nuanced, redolent arrangements. They push and tumble and skitter with a brooding vitality that I somehow suspect is drawn from the same deep tenebrous well as her wryly understated sense of humor. Plus she has a waaaay cooler name than any y'all. So suck it till dawn you whinging, pusillanimous haters.
Weird how most of the negativity in the comments is being posted by Mystery Users with no profile pic or recent activity. Are we being Cat-Phisted here?
Indeed, the only negative thing I can say about this video is that the sound engineering is not up to scratch. The performance is amazing as always with Kaki.
Just a reminder, it is perfectly acceptable to say something is not your cup of tea. It is another thing entirely to try to justify your dislike of an artist's style by saying they have "no talent". That's just asinine. Also, every one of the borderline idiots here saying "It's just chords" and "She has bad/no technique", pay attention to the song from 3:50 to 7:00, which is called "Streetlight in the Egg", for reference. She is playing individual strings for the majority of the song, using proper fret fingering, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and plucking, all while using the palm of her right hand as a sort of bass drum on the body of the guitar throughout the entire song. I fucking DARE you to give that a shot, it's one of the most difficult techniques to master, and it's one that SHE FUCKING INVENTED! She's an innovator of new guitar techniques and styles, that's why she's playing at a TED conference (for the second time, by the way). It's really embarrassing to read so many comments from so many ignorant and arrogant faux musicians.
She's regarded as one of the top ten female guitarists ever, eighth on the list between Joni Mitchell (seventh), and Mother Maybelle Carter (ninth), according to a youtube video called Top Ten Female Guitarists. The list is subjective, but it brought me here to listen to her splendid sounds.
@@brianripley3924 I saw that list too, and there should never be a "female" caveat on there. That list was a bunch of greats, but Kaki is new and young enough I hadn't come across her yet, so I'm at least glad of it for that.
She is a very talented young artist. The sound tech mixing this is a typical New Joisey tone deaf putz. Absolutely NO ambiance on the mix or stage to make a player (especially a soloist) comfortable. 95% of the NJ knob twisters shouldn't be allowed to work a Bar Mitzvah for free much less a concert. Their concept of sound is too loud and louder. Check Kaki's live vid of her playing "Goby" to see what a pro mixes like. There should be licenses for audio engineers.
I came here from the Goby video, and I immediately realised that the sound would be absolut shit. On the other hand, Untidy Desk is pretty hard to top with regards to live sound. Their recording of Lianne La Havas is the best session video I've ever seen, and I watch a lot of those.
When you say "young artist", remember that Kaki is 35. :) That's still young compared to alot of musicians, just saying, she's not a teenager or anything like that.
Today there are so many amazing players ......look at candyrat for eg....not known like this girl ....tone on this performance is muddy and guitar is Out of tune .....so really I know she has done better it's mostly chord plucks and taps ...it's good but ......not close to high level in this category
Moon_River how many times to people need to be reminded that music is subjective? there's plenty of melody here just not what you might be used to from the sound of it. her technique doesn't suck either that's absurd.
***** It's both good and bad, I think. For some reason, the human brain seems to remember the negative more than positive, but if you counted them, I think you'd find supportive comments generally outnumber trolling comments.
It´s just beyond how anyone could actually say anything negative about this artista and performance. She is a natural and has found her own incredibly unique sound world.I can´t say how much I loved this performance in words !!! You are just fantastic Kaki ! All the best to you ! All my respect , marc
You got it Kaki. Talent, power, soul and ordum ex extremis. I am musician too. some say I am best in all the world. I am also 240 lbs of muscle and challenge. guess who says rude things to me? No damn body. I hate how beings want to yip-yap and say rude things about you. I love ya. If you ever need a brother I am there. Peace, Love and Good Happiness stuff!
Really enjoyed this. I do wish the TED organizers would learn to provide better sound reinforcement for performers... wrong mic, poorly placed, not really fair to the artist.
ffs - beauty is in the ear of the beholder. What the hell is everyone getting so worked up about hating on this woman? Either like it or not, but if you don't then no need to tell people that do like her that they're 'wrong' or 'idiots' or whatever. If you think (for instance - though its just an example that no one uses) "oooh you should instead listen to Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists, perhaps Asturias" then just say "hey, if you like this then you may like Robert Fripp who I think is 'better'". Maybe you'll enrich someone's life. But hating on this person enriches no one.
She's a talented individual, but she is condescending. She played at a theatre/bar in my college town and stopped playing in the middle of a song and told everyone to "shut the f&#k up, I'm trying to play a concert" and proceeded to pick back up. Further supported by her statement at the beginning of "it's nice to play for people with hair, teeth and clothes". You are very talented Kaki King, but no great artist should be condescending because of their talent.
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+William M Tucker I am sorry, but if you were talking and weren't listening to music, then what were you doing in a concert at all? Seems more like impoliteness of your college town's public, not her condescendence...
+William M Tucker I've toured around the country and I'll say this much, when I spend 6 hours driving to a show and get up on stage, that's my time, not yours. I don't make music for you. In a grunge band we were loud enough for it not to bother me, but if someone was trying to talk over my music I'd say the same thing. You can be polite and listen or go the fuck outside. This is like trying to have a conversation and not letting the other person speak, it's just rude.
+Legate Lanius I don't expect every person to like my music, but if they're gonna be a dick so am I? Why am I the disrespectful artist and they aren't the disrespectful fan?
Yes very very true, mostly jealous people without any skills and knowledge, true critics are those who admire art and are half poets when it comes to describing certain art. I am creating too, so I know very well....
I love what this woman does. I wish I could hire her to sit beside me and play guitar at me. Especially when I'm feeling stressed. My only criticism here is the terrible mixing, but that is the fault of the sound engineer, not her.
very interesting nad unique way of playing guitar! some fun tunings it seems like. I am classical guitarist and love her playing, its so very authentic and has a story, thank you Kaki!
Wow! I love her sound! I experiment with different tunings myself because it does add a special element to a standard 6 string guitar sound (because of octaves) but she has invented a sound and technique that seems to connect with the resonant aether of the universe. The song at 15:12 is amazing. Forget the Calgon! Wear headphones, turn down the lights, light a scented candle and slip into a hot bubble bath while her music carries you to a distant happy place. Pure bliss.
I like Kaki King, Michael Kelsey, and Tommy Emmanuel. But, I like Kaki and Michael because they write and write and play original music. Tommy is great too. He is the master of other people’s’ stuff.
I'm going to look it up, but just in case, where can I purchase one of these "synth" guitars? Don't tell me about ways I can use pedals & what not. Seriously. I thinks she's great, though. Beautiful guitars & songs.
hi, im 18 years old, i have 11 years along playing (since i was 7 years old) and i feel like i dont know anything about it. although a lot of people tell me im good.
Beautiful music. I love your energy and openness to share this with the world as you do. It's a beautiful and vulnerable place to be. And is an inspiration for all of us- (for me anyway!!!) Also, thank you Kaki for acknowledging the problem of carbon footprint. That helps all of us think about it, and wrestle with what we need to do ourselves. We can't wait for the government (especially now!)
You obviously haven't listened to Tommy Emmanuel, then. Listen to his TEDxMelbourne "I Man Band" video, then listen to some of his many other videos. He puts Kaki and other musicians - excellent as they are - to shame.
Yeah I find it hard to hang around Ted for very long. Back in the day way before all the moneymaking tv & new social media self expression vehicles jumping out at you monthly, we would sit on a sunny porch with our beatup aoustics and jam & there would be a steady stream of ppl like this cool looking talented lady who were as good, or not, and we would do the same stuff or similar without the looping or FX or acrylic nails and pass a number or a beer or two and not take it too seriously. The ones who enjoyed it most were often dogs & kids but that was ok ....................Then we'd go to work monday dreaming that we could do what this gal is doing. Funny that. Today young ppl with reasonable talent can get a degree in how to be a pro, enter a fewtalent shows and if they're also pretty, they get snapped up by an agent with a heavy LA croak and one way or another thay might end up on Ted...... Now we got 8 billion on the planet and I guess there's got to be something foe everyone to enjoy before the robots come but dont take away my YT wh what a rant.
Nathan duke u are also trying to sound sophisticated but u don't . trying hard to sound smart but un dont.pretending to be smart using a thesaurus doesn't make u smart
She is an amazing artist. I also like a singer called alyssa bonagura. I got to know them both by a documentary called art of listening many years ago.
Wait... shes using a Vo-96 on a Classical guitar?!?! So that means it does indeed work on Nylon strings, right?! That's awesome!!! Those definitely sound like nylon strings, so unless they have a metal core or wrapping or something I have no idea how that device works in terms of using magnets to vibrate the strings. I guess I'll just take it as it is... TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
Look at the second guitar she plays... Definitely set up like a classical guitar with nylon strings. Steel string guitars dont have headstocks like that guitar with natural finish and with the fancy resonating technology thing... I know what a steel stringed ovation looks like, but the second guitar she plays, at 10:00 lookss and sounds like a classical guitar.
No, it doesn't. Classical guitars are smaller. That huge dreadnought-body style is only found on modern guitars. Also, she said that the device on the guitar uses *magnetic fields* to change the way the strings vibrate. Magnetic fields means steel strings. Nylon is not magnetic. It has a headstock and tuners in that older style like classical guitars do, but that's it.
Lol, those nails are extremely long. I´m thinking about grow it more but I didnt like it when they were longer than Im used to. But Ive never had them so long, maybe its better. Idk.
song4night She mentioned her wife somewhere in there. I always like queer girls for some reason.. I think it`s the hair.. I like girls with short hair.. But yeah, she mentioned it ;)
