ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designer
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.

Why you should listen

Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler started playing piano at an early age and picked up the guitar by age eight. But it wasn’t until he was 38 that Tito found his true instrument: a steel body resonator guitar. He started writing music of his own, combining sounds from his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He releases his first record, The Original Harlem Slim, which was named one of the top 15 albums by Other Music in 2012.

Deler leads the men's, women's and children's graphic design teams for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City.

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Tito Deler: "My Fine Reward"

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El músico de blues Tito Deler combina los sonidos de su educación en Nueva York con el estilo del blues del Delta del Mississippi antes de la guerra. Sube al escenario, canta y toca una interpretación conmovedora de su canción, "My Fine Reward".
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SunSol shiningbrillante up aboveencima
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El sol brillando arriba
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down here it's 10 belowabajo
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aquí abajo está 10 abajo
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I'm movingemocionante on to a placelugar now
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Me estoy moviendo a un lugar ahora
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where the streetscalles are pavedpavimentado with goldoro
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en el que las calles están
pavimentadas en oro.
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There'llHabrá be two trainstrenes runningcorriendo --
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Habrá dos trenes corriendo...
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runningcorriendo sidelado by sidelado
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corriendo lado a lado.
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Some trainstrenes are going out
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Algunos trenes salen.
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Two trainstrenes runningcorriendo --
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Dos trenes corriendo...
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runningcorriendo sidelado by sidelado
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corriendo uno al lado del otro.
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I'm going to catchcaptura that fastrápido expressexprimir traintren
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Voy a tomar ese tren expreso
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to my rewardrecompensa in the skycielo
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a mi recompensa en el cielo.
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ManyMuchos roomshabitaciones in my father'spadre housecasa now --
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Muchas habitaciones
en la casa de mi padre ahora...
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Oh LordSeñor there's one for you and me
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Oh Señor, hay una para ti y para mí.
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ManyMuchos roomshabitaciones in my father'spadre housecasa now --
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Muchas habitaciones
en la casa de mi padre ahora...
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Oh there's one for you and me
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Oh, hay uno para ti y para mí.
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No bluesblues and no troubleproblema
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Sin nostalgias ni problemas.
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Oh my LordSeñor sweetdulce JesusJesús victoryvictoria
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Oh mi Señor dulce victoria de Jesús.
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There's one glorygloria from the moonLuna --
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Hay una gloria de la luna...
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LordSeñor anotherotro, oh anotherotro from the sunsol
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Señor otro, oh otro del Sol.
Oh, una gloria de la Luna
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Oh one glorygloria from the moonLuna
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and anotherotro from the sunsol
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y otra del Sol.
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BehindDetrás I'll leavesalir this earthlyterrenal bodycuerpo
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Detrás voy a dejar este cuerpo terrenal,
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when my LordSeñor kingRey JesusJesús comesproviene
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cuando mi Señor Rey Jesús venga
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Thank you very much.
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Muchas gracias.
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Translated by Ciro Gomez
Reviewed by Lidia Cámara de la Fuente

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designer
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.

Why you should listen

Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler started playing piano at an early age and picked up the guitar by age eight. But it wasn’t until he was 38 that Tito found his true instrument: a steel body resonator guitar. He started writing music of his own, combining sounds from his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He releases his first record, The Original Harlem Slim, which was named one of the top 15 albums by Other Music in 2012.

Deler leads the men's, women's and children's graphic design teams for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City.

More profile about the speaker
Tito Deler | Speaker | TED.com