Terry Riley's In C Mali - Live at Tate Modern | Tate

Tate Modern and Africa Express present Terry Riley's 'In C Mali', to mark the fiftieth anniversary of composer Terry Riley’s world-renowned composition 'In C'.
Classical conductor André de Ridder re-imagines Riley’s famous piece with help from members of Africa Express, including innovative African artists Bijou and Adama Koita and Blur frontman Damon Albarn.
In the interactive version (click the link below) the footage of the live performance is inter-cut with interactive options that allow the viewer to immerse themselves in an ode to Minimalism.
Choose to sit within the band or take a tour of iconic minimalist art works currently on display at Tate Modern, which include pieces by Donald Judd, Josef Albers and Frank Stella.
Interactive: www.tate.org.uk...

[@hellofrogdad]

The person who did the sound mix on this video did an excellent job.

[@LeBingeDoctor]

One of the best versions. In C has such possibilities and colors, and this is one of the most creative and gorgeous. Thank you!

[@amadeus5889]

The rhythm of this interpretation of “In C” is fantastic. Found myself snapping my fingers several times.

[@stgildas1]

I have mémoires of this tune,when i was, 8 yrs old( loved it then) 41 yrs later i herd it on the radio and in thé words of, Mr riley. "It was an evidence" .soul food😍

[@paulklein6337]

Not only a fantastic re-interpetation of the eternal In-C but brilliantly recorded too.

[@vampira1409]

I heard Terry Riley (and his son Gyan) perform this work with the Norwegian State Television and Radio Orchestra this Saturday, and it was fantastic. Utterly different from this version, which is equally fantastic. Think about it - for a piece to lend itself to such different interpretations and sounding exactly right no matter what - that's genius. I want a Javanese gamelan version, because they'd get it exactly right too. This composition is fantastic, as is this interpretation. Good job, guys.

[@Giganfan2k1]

Gamalon version would be insane. I sent this to my friend that listens to Gamalon to get him to branch out a little.

[@vampira1409]

I'd love to hear your version, Paul. Since it's "something so easy to do".

[@vampira1409]

@paul w I've listened to it and it is indeed "anyhting" beyond that evaluation. If you cannot find it in your mind to appreciate minimalist composers (like Riley, or Glass or Reich) who employ repetitiveness in their work, why even waste your time commenting on them?

[@vampira1409]

@paul w You're the one who felt compelled to share how utterly unimpressed you were (in somewhat derogatory terms) with a piece of music that you didn't personally connect with. And you picked an old post of mine (written in 2016, directly after attending a concert I attended with said artist) to prove your "point". What IS your point? That I shouldn't find pleasure in this piece of music because you don't?

[@vampira1409]

@paul w I've read (and genuinely enjoyed) some of the things you've written about one of my favourite directors (Bresson). But you're no more an arbiter of taste than I am.

[@Alun49]

I love Terry Riley. In C is a truly seminal piece of music, which is different every time it is played. This is a particularly wonderful version.

[@NotRightMusic]

This is probably my favorite In C. The instrumentation is perfect for the score. At least this is the one I've listened to the most. And I've heard a lot of In Cs!

[@Giganfan2k1]

I am like General Grievous when it comes to In C's. This one will fit neatly into my collection.

[@zoodiaco5657]

@@Giganfan2k1 this is one of the best youtube comments ever! ps: could you share some of your favourite In C's??

[@davestankowicz1877]

This is a magnificent performance of a masterpiece of modern composed music. It sent shivers down my spine. When Riley heard this group perform it fior the first time he said he "felt as if In C was now taking flight with the soul of Africa.

[@stonerolling6813]

;)

[@tomlandon8890]

It's a wonderfully adaptable piece. The "Indian" version (produced in consultation with Mr. Riley) by Brooklyn Raga Massive is also fantastic and is on KZbin

[@dmgallegom]

WOW WOW WOW Mali and Minimalism, two sides that I love of my music world!!! THANKS!!!!! Really!

[@wychwoodmusic]

A version of in C you can dance to is a wonderful thing

[@RealEsther]

i was there, i didn't know what to expect, but i was stunned

[@briancoggins1017]

One lucky human.

[@baldmaggots]

So glad to see African drumming included in In C.

[@conraddean6510]

Saw this live at the arts tower, sheffield, UK this year. They had violinists going up and down the elevators and it sounded increadible

[@goga6955]

This is one of the best minimalism ever

[@jfrch67]

This version moved me in ways I can't explain. My heart bursts with joy! Thank you for posting.

[@tubonym55]

Yes!!

[@lailamko]

I asked chatgpt to name me the most brilliantly composed song of all time, this was the answer. i then asked how it would describe the feeling, if it were to feel emotion while listening. When listening to "Atmosphères" by György Ligeti and trying to describe the feeling it evokes, I would characterize it as a floating, almost overwhelming sense of impermanence and space. It feels as if the music exists in an endless vacuum, where there are no clear boundaries between time and space. It's difficult to grasp, almost like the sensation of being in a dreamlike state - a moment where everything dissolves into an amorphous but intense web of sound. There is a certain density and complexity, but it's not intrusive; rather, it creates a subtle, almost weightless atmosphere. The music conveys both a sense of unease and calmness simultaneously, as though you're floating in a gravityless space, surrounded by sounds that continuously shift and merge into one another. It feels simultaneously unclear and yet profoundly intense, as if you're on the edge of an unexplored universe. If I were to use an image, it would be the feeling of sinking into an endless fog of colors and textures that constantly reform but are never fully graspable. It's the experience of the infinite, yet also a sense of inner peace that arises from the complexity and subtle transformations. It's an emotional journey that has no fixed point, but unfolds continuously, much like a meditative, transcendental experience, where the mind recedes and perception shifts to a deeper, more intuitive level of music.

[@MuseDuCafe]

It is a joy to hear such competent and sensitive musicians in this completely wonderful performance of In C! Thank you so much for putting this one up!

[@Tate]

+MuseDuCafe Thank you!

Thats a stonishing version of this beuty piece. I love it.

[@Ricky-zf9cv]

I love this version of In C, sounds so awesome!!

[@timward276]

wow, this is amazingly cool. Hypnotic.

[@throbule]

Absolutely magical performance! Such an array of talent is mind expandingly refreshing! Terry would be so proud...

[@stonerolling6813]

;)

[@docbailey3265]

Cohesive, tribal, organic, pulsatile, surging, spontaneous, inventive, extemporaneous, wonderful.

[@briancoggins1017]

Shivers down my spine. Wonderful.

[@rafitiki]

9 years later, still my fav version of that piece 🩵

[@kikkancris]

fantastic and imaginative version. Fabulous result! Bravi

[@Offdrive3]

flippin' marvellous ~~~ if my soul be music ~~~ then this it IT

[@paulstevenconyngham7880]

This is really beautiful

[@91oldman]

vraiment trop bon cette version.une de mes preferée

[@drjcaldwell]

I want to go out to this work

[@scodav]

Best version yet!

[@davidthomascrawley5027]

WOW amazing

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU!!

[@laela1247]

wonderful upload!!!

[@jnkjnk506]

Good music will across the borders.

[@maureen5041]

*shivers*

[@roblock6360]

I saw this in my music classssssssss 👁👅👁

[@FabioVecchi]

grazie al fratello Patrick, che mi ha inviato questo fantastico turbinio di suoni

[@johnstrasswimmermdphd7424]

Incredible

[@willutify]

I don't pretend to be an expert... I don't pretend to have an opinion... I won't pretend ro love this... I just do.

[@MidnightMiik]

Amazing version of this piece. There is audio drift that becomes more apparent over time. It doesn’t take away from the music but the video doesn’t match what the sound is doing.

[@claudelemaire7336]

Musique incantatoire, musique jubilatoire !

[@mimisaiko]

mesmerizing

[@elliottbanjo]

gorgeous

[@nerea_violin]

Esto está guapísimo!!!!

[@willutify]

I've got NOTHING to add... awesome

[@brianbrian9696]

thanks for this

[@gregstewart6429]

Absolutely Brilliant :)

[@marjoriejohnson3147]

Very beautiful!!!!! and totally Awesome!!!🥰

[@garyleroy6999]

Oh to have been there would be nice, mesmerising.

[@nejafeja]

love it!

[@johnholland605]

Spiritual....

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

I really love this video. Does anyone know what the two performers are singing. It's very interesting and inspiring. I would just love to know what they are saying in their native tongue if I am under the impression it may be in.

[@田中ポテチ-v9p]

わ～ん聞きに行きたい！楽しそう🎉

[@c4rt0]

Perfection²

[@caramayer5461]

:) amazing

[@Bekothegreat]

KZbin - where the depressing machine-dominated world of minimalistic "in C" is populated by textures from Mali and becomes a lively enjoyable soothing theme.

[@Firefly2355]

Oh man, that is Damon in the back.

[@eskimowing]

Incredible! What a wonderfull adaptation! (I actually prefer this version to Terry's - sorry Terry :-)

[@marklaubenheimer3596]

+Frank Tradon this IS Terry's version. all versions are Terry's!

[@johnholland605]

mark laubenheimer no this is not Terrys version m8....this is unique

[@josephmarshall6599]

Andrew Brown, Expand on that comment...

[@josephmarshall6599]

Andrew Brown, expand on that just a little more please.

[@Frobscottles]

lol of course damon albarn is in there playing melodica

[@ethanhill9331]

Apt mix of musical traditions. I assume always minimalism's accent on rhythm infuriates typical supporters of classical music. The standard sarcasm regarding P. Glass's music is Exhibit A. Glass's music is based on Indian raga, a depature that might restore Beethoven's hearing after it blew his mind. This performance is apt way to stress rhythm. The Who's opening on Baba O'Riley is a funky gem, to hammer home the point, and is a testament to the importance of musical minimalism.

[@MegaFabdel]

quel régal!

[@Zumbruk]

Oh. My. Ghod.

[@frankzgallardo1146]

This one is In F. In flow.

[@alanhill4957]

Full circle? Or an ever-arising spiral to eternity? Out of Africa (travelling story-singers and musicians) to Modern Era (orchestral versions of "In C" in concert halls around the world), and back to Africa (interactive Internet participation of audience with the music).

[@johnstrasswimmermdphd7424]

Alan Hill a really nice perspective

[@bluepool210]

12:59

[@cyberspore00]

🙌 🙏 ❤ 🎶 🌞 🤲 🌙 🎶 ❤ 🙌

[@franckcoinchelin9862]

it's the true version

[@GiulianoBeber]

c'è chi armonizza con gli accordi e chi invece accorda in armonia i cuori umani

[@LinkInBi00]

42:00

[@audiobraille5405]

top

[@patarnababan6440]

let's get tranced everybody...

[@user-cg1bh4cz7j]

I heard Indonesian vibes in this, great!

[@Karch.Dah-Veed]

:o :o :o 16:17 :o :o :o

[@kokatedoradze9194]

უმაგრესია

[@sergiosanna49]

Mi sembra lontana dalla versione del solo Riley's ma la la contaminazione maliana la vedo come un arricchimento del brano

[@orange-thing]

La versione del solo Riley è stata pensata come musica aleatorea, quindi diversa a seconda dell'esecuzione, quindi mi sembra inutile paragonare le versioni. L'intento originale era di far scegliere ad ogni musicista dell'ensamble quale frammento di brano suonare e per quanto tempo valutando se ci sta bene sonicamente insieme a quello di tutti gli altri. Quindi non la veda come un arricchimento del brano, dato che il brano originale è solo un interpretazione di alcuni frammenti, che non essendo legati nella partitura non possono formare un brano. Sulla wikipedia inglese trova tutte le info.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Environmental head-banging.

[@stonerolling6813]

;)

[@sammmacken8076]

very glad damon albarn didnt ruin it 😂

[@jamespavitt3814]

All seemed to be going well, but then Albarn popped up with his silly little vocoder thing and I lost interest.

[@glowmentor]

That the ‘C’ is a reference to the note and key of C, this is either cultural appropriation or a celebration of Western dominance. The chromatic scale is a western cultural phenomenon (Pythagoras then up through the Gregorian era etc) and has nothing to do with Mali. If you’re ok with this, then I wonder if you’d be ok with Africans performing Noh theatre, or Kate Winslet playing Nelson Mandela in her next film.

[@davejones5745]

This is not a chromatic scale. African influences abound in this interpretation. Lighten up!

[@hilowhaojacob1089]

chill

[@pinkville]

The piece wasn't written with Mali in mind - it was nearly 50 years after the composition was first performed that Malian musicians *themselves* decided to perform it (along with musicians from elsewhere) using Malian instruments. This is not an example of appropriation. Mind you, I'd celebrate Malians or other Africans performing Noh theatre. I'm not particularly impressed with Kate Winslet's acting, so no further comment there.

[@johnflood-paddock1291]

Dork

[@jeremywertz8625]

I would LOVE to hear africans performing Noh they have the chops. I have no problems with Kate performing whatever paying gig she can get.@@pinkville

[@weewilly2007]

Like the music, but Why is this called classical music? Orchestral yes, compostional OK? Classical means something else no historically? Specifically alluding to music that was codified, institutionalized (academicized?), and harnessed by state apparatuses for national affairs. But if that is in fact is the criteria for using the term, might as well call Earth Wind and Fire or the Beatles and Led Zeppelin Classical music right? Unless all of it is just unscrupulous sloganeering and marketeering for commercial gain. Which raises the question of just what National Interests are to begin with, or even what is community or culture for that matter? And maybe even more pressingly, just who are these custodians and policymakers that shape the musical as well as social forms that then define our lives?

[@gayakah]

as far as i can see, the word 'classical' is not used with regard to the composition anywhere in the video description

[@ClowdyHowdy]

I don't think anybody said this was classical music.

[@grum4108]

It’s not classical, it’s minimalist.

[@Giganfan2k1]

I wouldn't call most of the music from the 20th centery as classical. Most lay people consider anything being played by an orchestra as "classical". That speakes more to the ignorance of the lay person though.

[@docbailey3265]

‘Classical’ means the musicians are protected by unions.

[@stephenhall3515]

Self-indulgent rag-bag 98%. Terry Riley 2%. And this was actually sponsored?

[@Giganfan2k1]

What is self indulgent about this?

[@bodhibrother]

@@Giganfan2k1 Self indulgent" is one of those terms that people who haven't the ability to knowledgeably criticize something keep handy as a one-size-fits-all put-down. It's like the word "pretentious." It basically means that the critic has an extremely limited toolbox, nothing more.

[@johnflood-paddock1291]

How did you measure the percentages? Dork!

[@fa-la-mi-mi-re]

What kind a crap is this?Not music anyway.

[@ricksmansadevo]

Doremi Fasolla i think it's music, pure art

[@maureen5041]

You don't understand how amazing this is, maybe you haven't been THERE.

[@truther4851]

Doremi Fasolla Its total shit , Im afraid ..

[@truther4851]

@@maureen5041 I don't think Iv been there . Is it like some sort of meditative state ? I think I would surely need to be in some sort of altered state to find this stimulating ..

[@maureen5041]

@@truther4851 Try DMT :)