Music Performance | Carlos Reyes | TEDxMarin

Musical wizard Carlos Reyes performs on the Paraguayan harp. Paraguay-born harp and violin wizard Carlos Reyes casts a spell on audiences with the potent combination of his outstanding musical talents, charismatic personality, and extensive repertoire, from sweet Latin American ballads to lowdown blues to heart-racing dance numbers that make listeners leap to their feet, playing solo and with his hot band, Electric Symphony.
Carlos began his musical education at the age of three and a half with the violin. A few years later, his father dared the 10-year-old Carlos to learn the complicated 36-string native Paraguayan harp. Two weeks later, the boy earned a double encore at his first professional harp concert. After relocating to the Bay Area, Carlos played harp with the Oakland Symphony and violin with the Oakland Youth Symphony while in his early teens, and provided instrumental background music for the children’s shows Sesame Street and Villa Alegre.
Carlos’s first album, The Beauty of It All, was on Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 Contemporary Jazz charts for over 15 weeks. He has backed such artists as Steve Miller, Pat Travers, and MC Hammer. In Europe, Carlos represented Paraguay at the World’s Fair in Hanover, Germany and performed at events like Italy’s Latinoamericano Festival. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@joanholland642]

Today is the first day I came upon Carlos Reyes - such a fine musician and harpist and, yes, such an engaging and humble delivery. awesome

[@reginaarcher4844]

May 2024

[@MsLacy707]

I love this man! The most humble musician I've played with. His skill is unmatched!

[@Anooshinacup]

I first heard Carlos Reyes at an event in SF. The goal was to attend "The largest indoor gathering of singles" for the Guinness book of world records. It was in a huge open air building. The details are lost on me now but I remember hearing this incredible sounding music coming from I didn't know where and I wandered from aisle to aisle till I found him and I was just mesmerized. That was close to 35-40 years ago. He was a young boy. He has never failed to mesmerize me. So much talent.

[@WendyHatlelid]

It just doesn't get any better than this...just such incredible talent and so humble. His music makes the world a better place. :)

[@hipharpist]

I LOVE this man. Such an inspiration. Love hearing him. Love playing with him. Just love him!

[@Basskat100]

I got Hip to Brother Carlos, in 1986, when he did some Guitar Tracks with Chick Corea's elektric band. Very talented Man. Great Guitar player too.

[@geofffxdwg07]

Carlos has been a great personal friend of mine since the early 80s.

[@KarenC-xu2pn]

Love hearing you play!

[@easysimplecuisinefarmer]

You’re a great musician. A great man also. Thanks for sharing your repertoire.

[@hipharpist]

A FORCE OF NATURE!!

[@edwinfigueroa2421]

Beautiful.

[@manyeliutluileng5161]

Marvelous

[@drewyoungs]

Totally Cool Carlos !

[@alan_air]

Amazing!!!

[@obertsons]

Carlos also often play's with Roy Rogers a slide guitar virtuoso in the SF Bay Area ... If you get the chance to go see them or him you will be glad you did....

[@markkiernan5454]

Ran into Carlos at my Luthiers shop yesterday.

[@connieLo87365]

You are an amazing harpist. I love how you bend those strings. May I ask where to get the harmonic ring your wearing. your right, Male harpists are especially attractive and sensitive too.

[@meggiehlavacova3492]

💓

[@garethmccash5986]

the man.....

[@earllsimmins9373]

I knew Carlos when he played in a Rock band in San Francisco.😂

[@oatssmeal]

Ok I’m really confused. Why does this channel have 21M subs but the vids only have a few hundred views

[@ipadair7345]

the channel has lots of videos uploaded from all around the globe by venues organised where people give speeches, share music, etc. The organisation is non-profit. Some videos on the channel has tens of millions of views while other only a few hundred, depends on the title, algorithm, etc. as the videos are non-commericialised.

[@joelbrown6411]

Ridiculous!