Blind Pianist Says Music Gives Him Energy, Hope

2024-10-16

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  • Takosangba Pongen could see until he was 14 years old. He has been blind for the 13 years since.
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  • But, nobody would know that by watching Pongen perform on the piano.
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  • Pongen said playing the piano helped him after he lost his sight.
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  • "It opened a window to see the world. It gives me energy and hope to go forward," he said.
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  • Recently, he performed at the Brillante Piano Festival in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
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  • Pongen plays by ear. He taught himself to play, assisted by piano play training on YouTube that he began using in 2020.
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  • He said he would like to be a professional musician someday.
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  • But he is having difficulty finding a place that teaches piano to people with sight, or vision, problems.
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  • Pongen first noticed his vision problems at school.
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  • He could not see clearly enough to read words on the blackboard in the room.
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  • Then he remembers having difficulty seeing the small, glass balls called marbles that he liked to play with.
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  • A medical operation to treat the problem failed, worsening his vision. By 14, Pongen was blind.
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  • Pongen says that he sometimes wishes he could see but adds that he also accepts his condition as "God's plan."
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  • He believes he is meant to serve as a model in how to face difficulty, lending support to others through example.
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  • "If a blind man can do it, why can't others who are fully able," Pongen said.
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  • Brillante organizers said they believe in the "power of music as an agent of social development."
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  • Pongen is a part of their "Specially Abled Musicians" program.
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  • He played Nocturne in B Flat Minor, a work written by Frederic Chopin.
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  • Pongen said Chopin is one of his favorite writers of music.
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  • "I love music that is expressive and emotional," he said.
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  • Pongen came more than 3,000 kilometers to Bengaluru.
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  • He traveled with his sister, Imlibenla, by his side to play at Brillante Festival, the fifth of its kind.
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  • His heart was racing, he said, when the program director, Khyochano TCK, presented him to the other musicians.
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  • The nervousness returned as his performance time arrived.
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  • Pongen said he took a deep breath to calm himself.
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  • Then, Imlibenla gently guided him onto the stage.
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  • She helped to seat him in front of the piano.
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  • From there, he played beautifully.
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  • I'm John Russell.