I can hear the last part whole day .... So satisfying...

Im not concerned whether he is a musical genius or not, but he just gave a very important message, U have all the resources on the internet, it is in your hands to use it wisely and become successful.Thanks Usman your effort has a positive impact on me. Regards, Praneeth Indian

@lawrencekedz

7 жыл бұрын

Praneeth M Absurd !

@siddharthsalkar

6 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Kedz To what are you referring to when you say it's absurd? the comment or the performance?

@anuragkumar2062

5 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthsalkar to India🙏

@nathanreaperz8229

5 жыл бұрын

Usman is a muslim/pakistani name.. i dont really know anything about him tho..

@rim5237

5 жыл бұрын

I agree from Morocco 👍

the boy is so innocent, humble and down to earth :)

One genius + another genius.

@tanmayyadav7798

5 жыл бұрын

Makes thing awsome

even though there wasn't much talking, this is now my favorite TED talk ever

HE is a Music Genius and an inspiration to all Self learners

Preston Reed and Usman Riaz absolutely amazing. This is the kind of thing that drives me to be a better guitarist. You are both insperations!

A young kid walks up to a violinist playing so beautifully on the street that would have been at home in a grand concert hall and announces:"I would give my life to play as beautifully as you". The old violinist turned to the child and said:"You understand".

@johnrached2025

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Gendell he's 21 check the description

@TheNikiex

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Gendell I got it, he gave his life up to be able to play like that 🤔

Am I the only one who sees someone play guitar this way FOR THE FIRST TIME!?!? 🔥🤯

@christophersleight19

3 жыл бұрын

This is actually a huge genre. Please research Michael Hedges to start. Jon Gomm (Passion Flower)

@mattejohansson6724

2 жыл бұрын

No

@Ahmed-hs2qx

2 жыл бұрын

Yess

@gauravghai3010

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TheCulturalCompass

2 жыл бұрын

No but it is a special treat

usman raiz.. feeling so proud that you are representing your country worldwide in such a positive way.. i wish more people like usman riaz come out of pakistan and show the world that this is real pakistan.. not the one you heard about on news..hatts of for both of you

@captpogossian

8 жыл бұрын

+Umair Latif He's a great representative of his country, without doubt. Unfortunately though, Pakistan is and has been a basket case ever since the disaster of the partition of India. Compare with India itself.

@detlevhagenbeek4362

8 жыл бұрын

in an other video you can hear him talk about pakistan holding him back from making this kind of music

@nikolassil568

7 жыл бұрын

Umair Latif well every culture has pros and cons don't worry one day everything will be fine

@contactkeithstack

6 жыл бұрын

Umair Latif we in America feel your pain, most of us wish we had someone other than Trump representing us around the world. It's a disgrace.

@KatariaGujjar

6 жыл бұрын

Pan oRoya Partition was a disaster for India but a blessing for Pakistan. Pakistani musicians and guitarists are light years ahead of Indians.

Every few months I come back to watch this. How truly beautiful. So many different dynamics, old young, teacher mentor, gifted and gifted. This music is amazing, amazing. I'm sorry there couldn't be more collaborations like this. Keep it up TED, lots of love The edit was *few though it could just as well be monthly!

Another level of music. they have their own league. Blown away

Goosebumps!! This is so much raw but absolutely amazing!! This kid could be one of the finest musicians coming out of Pakistan. Hats off!

Don't know why but the last part when both of them play together - it's just like pure electricity flowing through my whole body

I'm, so glad to hear him mention Kaki King, I hear snippets of her in his playing, particularly the arpeggio inventiveness. I heard her as she did the guitar for August Rush, which should've had Uzman in definately.

This video deserves a million views for the amazing solo

As expected, the improv at the end sounded cooler than the rehearsed track! So awesome :)

Preston Reed both creates and inspires others to create beautiful music - Andy McKee started on the progressive fingerstyle road through watching Reed play live at a workshop and endlessly rewatching his instructional tape. It's great to see progressive fingerstyle at TED!

That improv bit at the end is just great. So cool to see where this form has gone... I saw Preston live at a hole in the wall in La Crosse, WI in the 90's. He had this entire form already full evolved back then. Others have stretched the limits since... wonderful to see.

@shovelhead4558

Жыл бұрын

Great comment

That was one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen. Wow.

@lawrencekedz

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Jackson You should try and get out more often. You'll be amazed at what's out there!

This was a very beautiful musical experience. Music has so many faces and expressions and I love when someone is pushing these borders in a harmonious way. It was very beautiful how Reed in a humble way Gave the young Riaz an opportunity in the last impro to shine taking for himself mostly the rhythm part. This is the brotherhood of really gifted musicians.

Feeling fresh with this natural live professional music!

Imagining Usman at a party, he sees some guy playing smoke on the water, kindly goes up to him after the guy is finished with the 5th repeat of the riff and about to lay down the guitar. He politely asks him if he could play too, the guy looks at him funny with a little predjustice, then Usman starts playing and not only the guy but the whole room goes quiet. These two people are amazing.

Amazing, Amazing, Amazing, and Amazing!!! I'm so lucky to come across this video to be one of the audiences of this superb performance!! Thanks guys and TED!!!

Waooooo, really i stood up from chair, never listened before like this what a live compose music with only two guitars. Really Talented guys. Words finished to praise. Great Work AMAZING

Okay, can I have my jaw back, please?

@julianferguson9212

8 жыл бұрын

NO! Its mine forever hahahahahahhaah!

@alihijazi4451

7 жыл бұрын

I laughed so much at your comment.. xD

@shubhashishchowdhury4036

7 жыл бұрын

dayummmm epic comment.

@parmodsiroha9980

7 жыл бұрын

I'm dead. xD

@abrahamjacob8876

6 жыл бұрын

Parmod Siroha to 9

simply beautiful. no egos involved. just the pure joy of creating something beautiful. rock on.

The improv at the end was absolutely sublime. I've seen a LOT of ted talks and this is by far the best. With minimal talking!

Its beautiful what two minds can create collaboratively! Humans are one amazing creature !

There are many fine guitarists I admire. Having said that I have absolutely no idea how to incorporate this technique it absolutely blows my mind.

I must have seen this at least 10 times over the years. Just beautiful.

the improv section was great love to see when musicians take turns setting up percussion or set rhythm for the other to play off of.

So incredibly talented,these guys! Just unreal!

doc watson, tommy emmanuel and chet atkins are more my style for preference, but this was incredible to watch. great players fer sure

Wow! Just WoW! Sometimes in life you see something and you can't find the right words to describe it.. I mean vocabulary falls short to describe something such brilliant.. This is one such moment.. Boy Oh Boy..!! Both Preston Reed and Usman Riaz are brilliance personified..

+Preston Reed, It leaves me speachless...I've watched it before but still!!

Jamming a song you know is one thing- you go through the motions, try to feel it, and try not to mess up, but impromptu jamming in front of hundreds of people with one of your hero?!?!? That kid had to be shitting his pants. Amazing!

I can't stop listening to that piece at 8:00... Its absolutely insane, I wish my guitar could do that...

@AndreasDevig

5 жыл бұрын

It's an amazing song, and actually not that hard to learn.

@kaushikbhattacharya597

5 жыл бұрын

@@AndreasDevig fair enough, but I feel even if I can learn this piece, I won't ever make it look as effortless as these wizards

@AndreasDevig

5 жыл бұрын

@@kaushikbhattacharya597 Just takes a little practice. :)

@ItzzNoxygen

4 жыл бұрын

Its called Ladies night by Preston Reed

Have to admit I have never seen this style of playing before. I'm impressed.

Really enjoyable. Amazing to see what a kid has been watching.....and what an experienced artist can teach on video.

They are so humble. Always the achievers are so humble. Both are not so good with talking but mahn! Guitar is their language 😍

Everyone should watch this video till end .

I've only just started my exploration into guitar. I've enjoyed reading through the comments to this video. It seems that either you have an ear for this, or you don't; no inbetween. That being said, I will continue to study this technique. And to those who say that Usman was stuck up, that's not what I saw. I saw two respectful and talented artists on stage, performing alchemy and experimenting with a fusion of sound that was unlike anything I've heard in my natural born life. Play on everybody 🤘🏻

This is the most astonishing thing I have ever seen so far. Great talent.

No matter how much perfect u r ! U still look upon to your idol when you are performing 🙌🏻

He is Proud of our country and my city. Karachi, Pakistan

This is by far one of the most impressive music bits I have seen in a long time. The random jam session at the end was just incredible, I wish I was even 10% as talented as the two of them are :D

Brilliant Music...synchronous movement of their hands was a real delight to watch and unprepared jam was icing on cake..a treat that gave me goosebumps! Proud of you Usman Riaz!

THIS IS SIMPLY MIND-BLOWING!

Just so cool, makes me feel like i never played my guitar! Have to start learning this style!

i thought i was hearing the late Ali Farka Toure and JJ Cale playing a duet in heaven .. brilliant show guys

Unbelievable talent this young kid has.

Pardon me Mr. Riaz....... What level bard are you? Gods!

Two secrets brothers: 1. Alternate Tuning 2. Low action Optional: No nails. If you're a fingerstylist, you may want to completely chop off your nails.

@DanielBinkowski123

8 жыл бұрын

+Napoleon4778 Not sure if it's preference, but as far as i know right hand nails are pretty important for fingerstyle guitar. This is not fingerstyle btw

@Napoleon4778

8 жыл бұрын

Daniel Binkowski That's why I said in case you are a fingerstylist who has long nails, you might want to cut them to do this percussive guitar thing.

@luchighwalker7524

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Binkowski how is this not finger style fool

@DanielBinkowski123

8 жыл бұрын

In my opinion fingerstyle is plucking your strings with your fingers like tommy emmanuel does. He is tapping most of the time and doing percussive stuff which i would not consider to be fingerstyle. Also no need to insult me

@luchighwalker7524

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Binkowski its fingerstyle

Bone shaker of Usman Riaz in coke studio is really amazing

His guitar skills are above and beyond 🙌

seriously those people who don't like this perscussive style of guitar can go swallow a sword. Jimmy Page approves this performance.

@ferriliu880

5 жыл бұрын

i dont like this guitar style...but im have respect for him...

@kornbread5359

4 жыл бұрын

I think its just pushing the limits of whats possible, many can do it, but few can compose good pieces with this style.

@nevoyu

3 жыл бұрын

Rodrigo Y Gabriella introduced me to this style and they proven it can take a toll on your hands as well.

This music would perfectly fit in to Hearthstone!

@DrDimonds

9 жыл бұрын

Keith Ong Ya man! Im not that good bec i started not long ago but whats you id or email or whatever you need to friend people xD

@DrDimonds

9 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! I will add you soon :)!

@DrDimonds

9 жыл бұрын

Keith Ong ya lol I just didn't play hearthstone that day, ill get on :)

This actually gave me the shivers. Incredible.

Thanks TED Team, Sir Preston for highlight of this lovely guy.

people who say muslims are radical only should see this video we know to spread love through music .....music has no boundaries no culture....

@warangproduction9759

6 жыл бұрын

affan butt ya so where did Muslim can there??

I wasted my time becoming very good at street fighter when young :( too bad I didn't pick up an instrument.

@irfanaziz4558

4 жыл бұрын

Ouch... I feel ya..everyone was like you can become a doctor when you get older, if you study, I was like shoryuken!!! , but I just want to be the best at streetfighter.

@armaanh5396

4 жыл бұрын

You can now fight for good

@cosmiclegend4181

4 жыл бұрын

So why don't you become a pro street fighter player in eSports everybody have different skill he is good at guitar and you are good at street fighter so both of you are on the correct place

@gerogeqwerty883

4 жыл бұрын

Its been 7 years are u married now?? or your kid is married??

@vk.o3815

3 жыл бұрын

I'm writing this comment after 8 years... Hope now you might have learned some instrument 😊

Just perfect! In our playlist now. Congratulations from Italy!

How many people can stand for young and talent

Usman Riaz True Pakistani Talent, amazing .

@aradhana1099

4 жыл бұрын

Talent can't be measured by countries... Understand.

At 2:47 you imagine a clock, "tick tock tick tock"...2:54 are you ready? By 3:00 in awe...3:12 more, more more...by 3:20 your mind is blown...3:30 :) oh, JK Reed isn't even playing yet...

I always thought I would attend TED for the intellectual exposure but I am finally realizing that you go for the entertainment as well! I think that both performers demonstrate musical brilliance!

I got inspired from on of his ted talks and now I am arching him play and trying to learn. Figured out the first and second part

The young boy has talent I hope he will find a sophisticated style.

@nayab5424

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Schneider he did now he owns an animation productions . And believe me his first animation will come out soon and its trailer is so beautiful

It's just amazing!!!

these two are insanely amazing 😱

hats off for both of you.......

You will never hear a beautiful melody and feeling with this kind of playing style... this is more to the acrobatic fingers than a true musical art.

@borisabomg1049

4 жыл бұрын

look up Mike Dawes, Luca Stricagnoli, Michael Kobrin or Thomas Leeb

@shovelhead4558

Жыл бұрын

You just shot your self in the foot.

can i get tabs, for research purposes..

@--dh--

7 жыл бұрын

Something like this (with some variations obviously...) D |1-6-1-5-3-6-782-12-13-5-2-32 D| 2-12-13-5-2-325-62-74-4-323 A| 5-62-74-4-323-2-73-3-554-3-2 D| 2-73-3-554-3-2 3-8---3-222-2-2 A| 3-2-4-32-42-22- 3-8---3-222-2 D| 3-8---3-222-2-2 5-62-74-4-323

@jamesambrocio

6 жыл бұрын

DHarvey excuse me sir. We asked for guitar tabs, not pizza delivery hotlines.

@aquaporines

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@-w6405

6 жыл бұрын

Josue Rizo good luck

@ahmadatlam

6 жыл бұрын

I think there comes a point on the talent and skill scale where they dont know the tabs anymore ... they just feel it ... having to write down the tabs would actually be considered hard work

loved the last part, stupendous man!!!!!

I literally got chills!

magic starts at 13:30

@ardamibang2169

7 жыл бұрын

hahaha yeah man

I'm laying in my bed completely alone and I literally almost clapped at the end of this.

thank god for the subtitles i would of been so lost without them

What I find really cool is that to me, Mr Reed clearly let the spot on Usman Riaz. If it could be kind of pretentious to says that he's rewarding the young generation, Mr Reed give some space to this talented young man ! Impressive are they !

Wow Lord has gifted you awesome talent

Does anybody saw, to where my head blew??? This guy is genius 😎🤘🤘🤘

That must have been a lot of pressure to play something off the cuff, but they managed it well. I can only assume he told the kid in his ear that he would keep the beat and let him play. But then in the middle of the song he said "I'm a peacock... you gotta let me fly!!!" And banged out those quick riffs. Then in true professional style, he let the kid finish it out with his riff. Very well done!!👍🏻🤘🏼

simply magical...hats off...truly mesmerizing.

Mind blowing performance!☺️😊👍👌

.k fine am quitting my guitar class

@guitarado

7 жыл бұрын

please dont. This is just another way of playing. It is not so hard if you practise it often. Jazz is much more difficult. This is about technique not about notes, feeling and art literally

@amitbanerjee1472

7 жыл бұрын

Athul Rajeev 😂 lol... do it dude... it seems u dont have guts.... love music dude... nothing will difficult

@blackie75

6 жыл бұрын

yeah, i've been playing for 32 years, and i just can't get into this percussive tapping thing at all

@guitarsinger7382

6 жыл бұрын

man find your own way to play,you don´t need percussion at all,it´s just a bonus.

@Deepaksingh-hy5sf

5 жыл бұрын

William Wilkinson I got the drugs part

And i struggle learning to play the guitar how it is mainly played.. These guys are great.

Best thing i watched on KZread this year....

For some reason I have goosebumps... I guess it's obvious.

Superb keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!Stay blessed and keep excelling !!!!!!!!!

This is so awesome. They're both brilliant.

My life long wind incontinence has healed. Thank you to ted

usman riaz looks more like ar rahman.. and he also sounds like him.. he is amazing

@nayab5424

6 жыл бұрын

No he looks like the hero of the amazing spiderman (i forgot his name) and he said that people say that a lot

@webdoxcomputerinstitute9607

6 жыл бұрын

Healer andrew garfield

@targa9

6 жыл бұрын

Purushotam Kumar hahahaha no wAyyy...he isn't similar to AR Rehamn ....in looks he is wayyyy different n ar rehamn nowhere around him....n also Usman is wAyyy talented in such a young age...n his work is also unique..😇

I thought that it was the golden rule that 'You have to play above the sound hole’

@peterrayner1119

4 жыл бұрын

I think there may be no rules, which is beautiful

Superb and unconventional style of playing the guitar.. Could'nt be better .. a new high !! Bravo Usman and Preston .. keep creating magic !!

a shiver in my spine it's just my god i could never play like that in a many lifetime. more power anyway

Fellow musicians will feel that panic of rethinking your improvisation mid-jam...

@saalarahmad1471

8 жыл бұрын

Im worried

@jesterruth1238

5 жыл бұрын

You snapped 💯💯💯 I saw it in his face 😭😭😭

14:47 !👏

@callumtyler9699

8 жыл бұрын

They click!!

This kid and Preston Reed take Michael Hedges' technique to another level. So good!

@n3yy299

9 жыл бұрын

naa , I dont think so, not one bit . Go back and take a serious listen to more of Michael Hedges. These guys played really well "Technically" but when you don't emotionally move the listener then you're just noodling. Michael Hedges was in his own league both technically and in ability to convey emotion with very graceful or violent changes in either or both dynamics and tempo ...and his independence of parts was on the level of someone like John Williams. And that's all before he starts singing ...Michael Hedges is un-matched to this day. With that said, I did like Usman played

@davidsimonis748

9 жыл бұрын

If you re-read my comment you'll notice that I said that these two take Hedges' "technique" to another level. At least we can agree that Michael Hedges was a wonderful guitar player, performer and artist. I had the privilege of seeing him play live in Seattle 20 years ago, and that show has yet to be surpassed. Cheers

@n3yy299

9 жыл бұрын

yeah i hear ya man, these guys played well, not on Hedges level technically, nor do they move you emotionally like everything i've every seen/heard by Hedges...at least not as i hear it...Now someone like John Williams or Pierre Bensusan will move you. If you long for that part of Michael Hedges check out Pierre Bensusan .

Still love this so . . .