The power of listening: Mteto Maphoyi at TEDxTeen
Mteto's father left behind one Pavarotti CD when he abandoned Mteto, his brothers, and his mother in a small Xhosa township in South Africa's Western Cape. Mteto was four years old and before his father died eleven years later Mteto would see him only once more. As a child, Mteto played his Pavarotti CD one phrase at a time, sounding out the Italian lyrics to teach himself to sing "Santa Lucia" and "'O Sole Mio."
Soon Mteto and his friends formed the Six Tenors, a group of six teenagers who sang opera on the streets to support their families in a shantytown with over 40% unemployment. Living a catch-as-catch-can life, Mteto fell into a pattern of crime after his mother's death from HIV/AIDS, enduring multiple stabbings and a burning in gang wars and chance fights. Now a twenty-two year old with a knife scar stretching the length of his cheek, Mteto has used opera to pull himself out of the cycle of gang life.
Mteto is receiving formal training at South Africa's prestigious Black Tie Ensemble at the State Theatre, Pretoria (blackties.co.za) and is starring in the documentary, The Creators: South Africa through the eyes of its artists (thecreatorsdocumentary.com).
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A handsome and intelligent young man. May God bless him.
@Avoidious
8 жыл бұрын
+KZreadx Like he did when he took his mother, aunt, grandma and everyone he loved.
@765LT_
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, what a cool man. With a good sense of humor
His smile radiates good vibes. He's amazing
This is truely emotional. Sometime we think we experienced the worst, until we hear other people stories
@josuagedionk.s5905
2 жыл бұрын
This is true for me so yeah from then on i try not to be so Narcicistic
You can almost feel the joy bursting out of this kid
The sparkle in his eyes ....... what an amazing story.
He reminds me of Capheus from Sense8. Went through a lot of shit but you see his soul shining through his eyes. Very inspiring young man.
I think that when his father left his home, broke his heart, but it was the best thing he could do for his son.
How inspiring! Many blessings to you Mteto. You radiate so much joy, gratitude, simply beautiful.......
He's absolutely lovely to listen to. Such a great presentation. Easy to follow his voice and transitions from one to another.
Such a touching story. Going through so much and still being so positive and wanting to learn and help his friends learn.. hes an inspiration and a wonderful singer. :)
Good grief, I'm very choked up right now.
He has such an amazing vibe coming from him. I feel great just from listening to him.
His voice is beautiful thank young man for your wisdom
I loved him so much. He is amazing speaker.
His face is contagious! Beautiful, inspiring young man! Wonderful TED Talk!!!! A+!!!
when they showed the clip of him and his friends singing and then the gang a couple feet away, it felt like they were singing a very tragic soundtrack to it... made me tear up :/ very touching!!
Mteto Maphoyi is such a beautiful and inspiring person. We can all learn so much from his experiences - from both his troughs and peaks in life. What makes me so inspired by Mteto, is how much he values others over himself - how selfless his is. This is something which I feel is a necessity for everyone to strive for in society today. It's the power of listening that will unite people together and make this world a better place in the future.
Fantastic, the heart of humanity comes through his voice, thank you.
A minute in and he's earned my time, attention, and the thumbs up (like). A very likable guy!
Mteto, your story is beautiful. Thank you for inspiring the world with your victory.
wow this story blew me away, amazing, hope you keep on singing Mteto!
Goosebumps watching this. ☺
Finding beauty in life, awesome.
You give us inspiration. With all the blessings to you
Kwaai man, such a powerful story. He's seriously an inspiration, it would be great to see him in concert when I visit home (^^)
Incredible story, what an inspiring young man who is using his talents to make this world more beautiful 🎶
so moving and inspiring.
Always remember that GOD will never forsake you. you are such an inspirational GOD bless you.
Awesome, what a lovely man and voice.
This made my whole day brighter!
Man i love when humans smile it genuinely makes me happy gives off a positive vibe This is great i love Ted Talks They are great a break from the americans and their politics
5:00 Once you lose all you have, you will never stop and think of those moment. But know you take all as it should be. Your body, your soul. But when it's gone forever, it's gone possibly forever.
beautiful. Thanks for sharing your story my brother.
Your story is truly inspiring, Bhuti. Please continue to represent the Xhosa tribe well. Thank you for sharing with us; please do more of these in the future. I like the fact you keep reminding us it wasn't easy whilst you have the brightest smile enkosi siyabulela.🙏
Beautiful story and beautiful voice.
A beautiful and very moving video, thank you
it’s very hard my brother because we can have what we want but we still think america is the new world,and now africa is the new world also,our new world. good day brother.
well..thats the toughest life I've heard of in awhile. Great story
This is so beautiful
That was an amazing talk I loved it
This gives me hope.
Beautiful...
You sir, are a beautiful human
He's so charming..
I was almost crying when he told his story
That was amazing!
this is such a beautiful story :)
So Inspiring,
Such a beautiful voice.... And such a magnificent story... I only liked this video because of him, I wish him the very best, and hope he does well in his practices:)
What courage, what fighting spirit...
The power of music❤
Wow Mteto! You are such an inspiration. So so proud of you :)
Amazing story mtheto.
Much love to you Mteto prosperity success and fulfillment you got this boy.
Uplifting story!
so inspiring :)
What a beautiful soul^*
you are very inspiring, Mteto!
This good for learning the power of listening
Great man!
l am from south Africa, and I have met him before
awsome
Well said Arnechk!
WHHHOOO WOULDDD DISLIKE THIS?????? WTTFFFFF???
I love his laugh so much.
Anyone watching this in 2024 for english 👀?
good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good lob man congrats
wow when he sang at 2:18 i was like where did that come from ^^
I didnt lol and since you commented and I came to see what you said I actually watched it again and it started off my say nicely....thanks to you~ take care!
he has the best accent ever
beauty
Does anyone know what he said at 00:45?
How can I find out transcripts?
Power of the black youth !
He is far better.
mantap jiwa
Shitty round of applause, that's some of the most inspiring shit I've heard in my life.
Ah, the "unspeakables." Some of the finest tools in the poet's purse. Kudos.
i am having confident now,,i can improve my listen skill
Who cares what the Capital is? Goosebumps man.
Nice presentation but, what did it have to do with LISTENING?
@oeu3669
6 жыл бұрын
westsi1 erm he LISTENED to the CD his father left - and as a result became an operatic singer with no formal training - who also taught his friends to do so - despite his circumstances which has now lead him - despite being stabbed in the face and neck - to having an amazing career, going to one of the top schools, being in an amazing ensemble - at the age of 23 - and is now doing a TED talk which you perhaps weren't 'listening' to ? 🤷♀️
this was so painful to watch
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Ah, the "un-speakables." Some of the finest tools in the poet's purse. Kudos.
If you need to ask then I deign not answer.
That's actually a paraphrasing, misattributed to Ghandi. He expressed those sentiments, but he was not the first and he was a little more verbose about it. Still a wonderful sentiment I prefer to propagate and carry with me always.
Iqaqa laziqikaqika kwaze kwaqhawaka uqhoqhoqha. (The zorilla (polecat) rolled down and ruptured his larynx.)
hes a Cape Town Scarface, Scarface Pavarotti
He can do it for the money ;)
I like but?
0:44 AHAHAHAHA
What has money to do with this. Did you even listen to the whole story? He isnt a greedy man.
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Just...no.
You can spell his name but you can't pronounce it...
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