Kasiva Mutua: How I use the drum to tell my story | TED

翻译人员: Yancheng Du 校对人员: Peipei Xiang

"Listen.

“仔细听。

Do you hear that?"

你听见了吗？”

my grandmother asked me.

我的祖母问我。

"Listen.

“仔细听。

Listen to what the beetle is saying."

听蜣螂在说什么。”

I would spend hours and hours listening to the little beetle

我会花上许多个小时 去听小小的蜣螂

rolling a huge ball of dung,

滚动大大的粪球，

and while at it,

与此同时，

I heard a variety of environmental sounds.

我听到了各种各样环境的声响。

With the keenest of ears, I would hear family chatter,

用耳朵最敏锐的部分， 我会听到家人的交谈，

laughter,

笑声，

the wind howling

风的呼啸，

and even crickets chirping.

甚至是蟋蟀的鸣叫。

All these sounds crisscrossed into each other,

所有这些声音交错在一起，

and I would hear rhythm in between.

我能听到其中的节奏。

Then I would beat my plate with a spoon and my chest with my tiny hands

然后我会用勺子敲击盘子， 用我的小手敲击胸脯。

trying to recreate what I was hearing.

试图再现我所听到的节奏。

I have been beating the same plates,

从那时起，我开始敲击盘子，

shakers, drums, pans and so much more ever since

沙锤，鼓，平底锅和其他许多东西，

to become a professional drummer

试着成为一个专业的鼓手

and percussionist.

和打击乐手。

(Applause)

（掌声）

As I grew up, subconsciously,

随着我渐渐长大， 潜意识里我感受到了

I felt a strong urge to hide my newfound hobby.

一种强烈的冲动 促使我隐藏新的爱好。

Even without it being said out loud,

即使没有大声说出来，

I knew that somehow it was wrong to do what I was doing.

我也知道我做的好像是错的。

In most of the ceremonies,

在大多数仪式上，

I noticed that most of the women and girls were not in sight,

我注意到很少有女人和女孩的身影。

but when they were,

但当她们出现时，

I noticed that they would wear their dancing skirts

我发现她们会穿着她们跳舞的裙子，

and shake their waists off,

扭动着她们的腰，

singing, clapping, ululating,

唱歌，拍手，叫喊，

while the men filled up the rhythm section.

而男人会补上节奏的部分。

A few years later, I came to understand

几年后，我开始理解

what tradition and culture meant,

传统和文化意味着什么，

and what was considered taboo

以及哪些事情是忌讳的，

or otherwise.

哪些不是。

In the majority of African cultures,

在大多数非洲文化中，

women have been forbidden to play drums and percussion

很长一段时间里， 女性都被禁止演奏

for a very long time.

鼓和打击乐器。

I believe this taboo stems from the psychological and traditional belief

我相信这种禁忌来源于， 在心理上和传统观念里，

女性被当做劣等的存在。

that the woman is an inferior being.

I grew up hearing that the place of the woman is in the kitchen

我从小长大听到的都是， 女人应该在厨房里

or in the other room.

或者是“那个”房间。

Mhm?

没错。

(Laughter)

（笑声）

Women had been brainwashed and led on for so long

长久以来，女性被洗脑和引导

until we had fallen victim and actually started believing in this ourselves.

直到我们成为受害者， 并且我们自己也开始相信这些。

This, coupled with the lack of interest to educate women,

再加上女性教育的缺乏，

played a major, major role

这种观念被深深植入了

我们的脑海。

in etching this into our minds.

The sounds of the drum provoke emotion and movement.

鼓的声音让你的情感和身体 都不由自主地动起来。

Essentially, the drum is a very sensual instrument.

实质上，鼓是一种撩人的乐器。

Once at a festival, a man asked me

在一次节日庆典中，一个男人问我，

how I dared put a drum in between my legs.

我怎么敢把鼓放在我的双腿之间。

I have been considered loose and dirty for playing an instrument.

因为演奏这个乐器， 我被看成是放荡的，肮脏的。

I have repeatedly been questioned

不断地有人问我，

why I would choose to play drums

为什么我选择演奏鼓

instead of practicing journalism,

而不是从事新闻行业，

which I studied for my undergraduate,

也就是我本科学习的专业，

which has been termed "more decent."

那被称为“更加正经”。

The sight of a woman playing drums enfeebles her,

一个女性演奏鼓会使她变得弱势，

makes her less feminine,

让她不再像女性，

less desirable,

不再有魅力，

but all this optimally puts her on a lower social stand.

但这些最终都会 降低她的社会地位。

Drumming has essentially represented the strong African heritage,

演奏鼓本质上代表的是 非洲根深蒂固的传统，

and its importance can be seen

它的重要性

in the many aspects of the African tradition.

体现在非洲传统的很多方面。

Many communities encompass drumming in their day-to-day activities,

很多族群在日常生活中都使用鼓，

and still do up to date,

现在也还是这么做，

from childbirths to initiation ceremonies,

从孩子的出生到成人仪式，

welcoming ceremonies,

欢迎仪式，

marriages and even burials.

婚姻，甚至是葬礼。

However, this same drum

然而，同样的鼓

is disappearing very fast from the music scene,

正非常快速地从音乐领域中消失，

and the traditional genre is losing its popularity

并且传统的流派正快速失去

very quickly amongst the people.

人们的喜爱。

Inspired by the need to preserve this culture,

保护这种文化的需求启发了我，

I am teaching the significance and the importance of the drum

我开始教导年轻的男孩， 女性和女孩，

to young boys, women and girls.

鼓的重要性和意义。

In my journey as a percussion teacher,

在我作为打击乐教师的旅程中，

I have realized that very many women

我意识到很多的女性

actually want to play the drum,

其实是想演奏鼓的，

but at the same time,

但同时，

they fear it.

她们害怕。

Some fear how society will perceive them.

有些害怕社会将如何看待她们，

Others fear the physical pain that comes with playing.

另一些则害怕演奏带来 的生理上的疼痛。

Oh yes, it's not that easy.

是的，演奏鼓并不容易。

Some, because their spouses don't approve of them,

有些，因为她们的丈夫不支持，

and others generally fear the responsibility

而另一些则害怕承担成为

文化传播者的责任。

of being a bearer of culture.

I believe, or I think that all these fears

我认为这些畏惧

are etched in the collective feminine cautiousness

根植于女性的集体意识中，

because when we learn of the atrocities that have happened to women,

因为当我们了解到 施加在女性身上的暴行时，

continentally especially,

特别是在这个大陆，

it serves as a constant reminder

它不断地提醒我们，

that one step out of our designated place

如果我们跨越界限，

may end up in very serious consequences.

就会有非常严重的后果。

Well, I use my drum to tell my story and my people's stories.

我用我的鼓来述说我的故事 和我的族群的故事，

My roots shaped me and my culture is here to stay with me.

我生根发芽的地方塑造了我， 我的文化与我同在。

Women can be custodians of culture, too.

女性也能成为文化的守护者。

We are born to bring forth life,

我们天生能孕育生命，

to nurture it.

哺育生命。

We can definitely preserve our traditions very, very excellently.

我们一定能非常出色地 保护我们的传统。

My drum and I,

我和我的鼓，

we are here to stay.

我们会一直在这里。

(Applause)

（掌声）

We are definitely here to stay.

我们肯定会一直在这里。

If women have led countries,

如果女性领导过国家，

women have gone to space,

女性奔赴过太空，

women have won Grammys,

女性获得过格莱美奖，

then the same, same women can play the drum

那么同样的女性就可以演奏鼓，

and play it -- to a five-star rating?

并得到一个五星的评价？

No, to a million-star rating.

不，得到百万星的评价。

Thank you.

谢谢。

(Applause)

（掌声）

(Chiming)

（风铃声）

(Metallic drumming)

（钹声）

(Chiming)

（风铃声)

(Rattling)

（沙铃声）

(Drumming)

（鼓声）

(Applause)

（掌声）