The GUITAR SOLO that BROKE YouTube, Guitarist Reacts to Amin Toofani Solo

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This video destroyed its competitors. Millions of views, thousands of likes/dislikes. The controversy? If you search "greatest guitar player" on youtube, this video comes up close to the top. But is he? Does this video deserve the top spot?
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  • @ankitpant1982
    @ankitpant19822 жыл бұрын

    It takes years of loneliness to get that kind of fluidity in your right hand. J/k this guy is just talented hands down

  • @legendoflegends1451

    @legendoflegends1451

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or sell ur soul ;)

  • @alexander.d144

    @alexander.d144

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's not awesome really

  • @afeed581

    @afeed581

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexander.d144 So do you think saying this is AWESOME?

  • @jimmyjammie9365

    @jimmyjammie9365

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexander.d144 you do it then

  • @samuraigaming9586

    @samuraigaming9586

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hehe i learnt it in 1 week

  • @thedoughouse8402
    @thedoughouse8402 Жыл бұрын

    I love when musicians can hear a song and then play it right away... That's incredible Talent

  • @champions8663

    @champions8663

    Жыл бұрын

    those were Andalusian cadence chords

  • @g4joe

    @g4joe

    Жыл бұрын

    @@champions8663 My brother at practice 30 years ago. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rK2t07GOlLXMg5c.html Cooking chips in the back ground. 😄

  • @GodKiller97

    @GodKiller97

    Жыл бұрын

    Just strong fundamentals and being able to determine notes through pitch (usually experience). Pitch is important because sometimes you’ll have diminutive notes or something else in a chord or arpeggiated phrases. Usually lead notes are in an upbeat which can help you tell which time signature someone is playing in. You know the cadence and the chord progression with whatever wonky notes they put in and you can sight read something like this fairly quickly If you want to learn more there are tons of courses teaching violin, which I think is the easiest beginner instrument to understand things like “what’s an octave… what do these notes sound like…” etc and then you learn basic music theory and you can move onto guitar tablature. One book I recommend everyone learning guitar pick up, or even if you want to learn about guitar and not play is the Guitar Grimoire by Adam Kadmon.

  • @Detlevboi

    @Detlevboi

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@GodKiller97violin is not an easy beginner instrument lol. Might be one of the hardest. Piano is much easier to play and learn music theory.

  • @bubbadee7123

    @bubbadee7123

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@GodKiller97A(((((((((((((((((((((((((([8!

  • @sing2me
    @sing2me Жыл бұрын

    After this “Gratitude” song in 2011, Amin Toofani’s first album came out on April 26, 2018, called “Otoño Verde.” This album contains 4 songs: La Flamenca, El Monte Claro, Orfeo Negro, and Otoño Verde. He had 2 companies and was VP of Strategic Relations at the NASA-based singularity university.

  • @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    Жыл бұрын

    for real?

  • @sing2me

    @sing2me

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aaroncarr-mackay2457 yes. And he went to Harvard.

  • @RobertSmith-eb9xu

    @RobertSmith-eb9xu

    Жыл бұрын

    Wish my brain worked like that…or do I?

  • @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RobertSmith-eb9xu Do you?

  • @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    @aaroncarr-mackay2457

    Жыл бұрын

    I have watched more of amin. The man has a ridiculously high talent level.

  • @belugay5413
    @belugay5413 Жыл бұрын

    8:30 he played so good that the guitar caught on fire

  • @Hugh_Manitee

    @Hugh_Manitee

    Жыл бұрын

    Too fani🤣

  • @cat9448

    @cat9448

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Hugh_Manitee lmao bruh 🤣🤣🤣

  • @JUSTBADANG457

    @JUSTBADANG457

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @YourManIsMe

    @YourManIsMe

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Hugh_Manitee too fani🤣

  • @rubalmalik5250

    @rubalmalik5250

    Жыл бұрын

    Bruuuh username 💀

  • @abderahmanrejeb4423
    @abderahmanrejeb44233 жыл бұрын

    He already said in one of the Tedx talks that he is not the best guitarist in the world. He is just lucky by having his video going viral.

  • @abhinavmishra9323

    @abhinavmishra9323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ofcourse he is not as he is not professional

  • @namsailavnai9611

    @namsailavnai9611

    2 жыл бұрын

    He's kind, that's why he said that, tell an average guitarist to play that

  • @speaktruth3891

    @speaktruth3891

    2 жыл бұрын

    But he is a very expert guitarist...

  • @ninjashuriken

    @ninjashuriken

    Жыл бұрын

    @@namsailavnai9611 defining the best is hard but he is certainly one of the best

  • @ninjashuriken

    @ninjashuriken

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abhinavmishra9323 that's not how it works

  • @aghaiepo
    @aghaiepo3 жыл бұрын

    Hi is Middle Eastern , originally Persian/ Iranian background, that’s why you hear that Middle Eastern tune and melody

  • @AndrewFriedberg

    @AndrewFriedberg

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh cool, thanks Meysam.

  • @strongallalong89

    @strongallalong89

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention the huge influence that the Moorish occupation had on the culture, art, architecture, and music of Spain. I give you Flamenco!

  • @waddupwy

    @waddupwy

    2 жыл бұрын

    wa wa bhai

  • @Zebness990

    @Zebness990

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't he a Pakistani?

  • @randomuaena2859

    @randomuaena2859

    Ай бұрын

    No wonder

  • @mikefriend1514
    @mikefriend1514 Жыл бұрын

    I remember 20 odd years ago in Barcelona, witnessing a similar performance of a flamenco guitarist and the emotional response of the audience was exactly the same and totally overwhelming. It is an experience that remains with me today .

  • @jessebillett
    @jessebillett Жыл бұрын

    6:35 "OK, so he's better than me." I like your reaction style! All about the music, not your own ego. Your brief attempts to reproduce his playing were illuminating for a non-guitarist like me.

  • @mirzendeh4949
    @mirzendeh49493 жыл бұрын

    Toofani means Stormy in Farsi. Quite appropriate name in terms of his technique. Zendeh bashi Aziz

  • @samirmaman7516

    @samirmaman7516

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think also in Urdu!

  • @MrAhtisham420

    @MrAhtisham420

    2 жыл бұрын

    The guy is pakistani.

  • @alexander.d144

    @alexander.d144

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was really bad performance

  • @alexander.d144

    @alexander.d144

    2 жыл бұрын

    Niga that was really bad

  • @Knightely

    @Knightely

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrAhtisham420 he is Iranian I’m sure

  • @satyam1529
    @satyam15292 жыл бұрын

    I found Amin Toofani's this video suddenly while listening Indian music 4-5 years back. Very well & fantastically he played. Picking up peak, beating guitar side by side and sudden stop & start. Immediately downloaded video and added to my music list.

  • @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Iiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiihhhhhhiiihhihhihhhhhihhhhiihh 🤣hh

  • @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ihhhhhhhhhghhhhhhhhh 🤣hhihihhhhhh

  • @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    2 жыл бұрын

    H 🤣hhhihhh 🤣hhhihhhh 🤣hihh 🤣hhh 🤣h

  • @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hh 🤣hhhhhh 🤣😣gihh 🤣hhh 🤣h 🤣h

  • @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    @Anuragkumar-zn2hl

    2 жыл бұрын

    😣hhhhhhhhhihhhhhhhhhhhhi

  • @oswinhull4203
    @oswinhull4203 Жыл бұрын

    This performance was incredible. Sometimes I think musicians care too much about instrument chops and all these stupid little details and their tone and stuff. Music is a performance art. It was an inspiring performance. He totally owned it.

  • @terrylandess6072

    @terrylandess6072

    Жыл бұрын

    Some consider many artists elitists and gatekeepers. While I appreciate trying to keep some level of skill or ability as a measure of competence, as you say - it's an art, and art is appreciated by the receiver. This is why we have 'pop' music. It wasn't made for those with a high level of musicianship . . . . .

  • @WastedTalent83

    @WastedTalent83

    Жыл бұрын

    music is not a performance art, music is everything that make a sound and a follow a rythm in a pleasurable way. no matter if there are people or only you playing. its still music.

  • @gileee

    @gileee

    Жыл бұрын

    Like when I listen to a tech genre. Yeah the people play fast and accurate, now if only they could make it actually sound pleasant.

  • @didamnesia3575

    @didamnesia3575

    Жыл бұрын

    Says the obvious non musician and moron.

  • @dennydritic2628

    @dennydritic2628

    Жыл бұрын

    incredible..? ya nahh.. you clearly dont play guitar. His chops were steady, smooth and powerful due to his right hand but his left hand was very dirty and missed a lot of clean notes and transitions a true great guitar player would hit. And sorry , if you know anything about flamenco arrangements this was a pretty comon chord progression The flashy power picking technique he uses is a distraction for the untrained ears to marvel over (i know, i used to do the same easy tricks to get the chicks)

  • @maxkelter3561
    @maxkelter3561 Жыл бұрын

    Flamenco guitarists are just known for playing hard and fast. It's their style. Very grabby full sound. Some persons don't like that way, or sound. I do think he could play any style very easily, with no real difficult transitioning. Talented and 👍 .

  • @jonadams6846

    @jonadams6846

    Жыл бұрын

    not so at all, some forms are very deep and soulfull others are bright and fast

  • @daksh_tomar99

    @daksh_tomar99

    Жыл бұрын

    He can't play tremolo

  • @lfa5684
    @lfa56842 жыл бұрын

    It blew up not because he's the best, simply because the song is Beautiful

  • @Enemji

    @Enemji

    Жыл бұрын

    It blew up because his presen and rendition is absolutely beautiful

  • @casualrider6045

    @casualrider6045

    Жыл бұрын

    It blew up bcs there were not many youtube guitarists showing skills back then

  • @amangulia4916

    @amangulia4916

    2 ай бұрын

    It blew up because of luck and things falling right

  • @superfinal
    @superfinal2 жыл бұрын

    Middle Eastern's music always sounds magical... Luv it

  • @cardcode8345

    @cardcode8345

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m indian and I guess, we all should have an accent don’t we.

  • @SponsorShort

    @SponsorShort

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cardcode8345 he's Iranian

  • @harveyspecter1855

    @harveyspecter1855

    Жыл бұрын

    That's not middle eastern music. It was inspired by rajasthani gypsy music and is now played mostly in spain

  • @ChrisLee-yr7tz

    @ChrisLee-yr7tz

    Жыл бұрын

    Did they move Spain?

  • @dany13584

    @dany13584

    Жыл бұрын

    Is flamenco Spanish

  • @tylerarnold943
    @tylerarnold943 Жыл бұрын

    My grandfather (85) entertained us for many years around the fire with his guitar. I could watch this guy go for ever.

  • @homiepr8
    @homiepr8 Жыл бұрын

    The dynamics on that performance are amazing. Soft to hard and back

  • @aliabbasmoghadam4653
    @aliabbasmoghadam46533 жыл бұрын

    He is Iranian 😅 And they are so good at music... honestly Im in love with persian music❤️

  • @zeykhan5895

    @zeykhan5895

    3 жыл бұрын

    isnt he pakistani ??

  • @eadpool9648

    @eadpool9648

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is indian amin his name and toofani means very fast

  • @aliabbasmoghadam4653

    @aliabbasmoghadam4653

    3 жыл бұрын

    Đèàď pòóĺ 😅😅😅firstly we have toofani in persian too ... it means like tornado .... secondly he mentioned before in twitter that he js Iranian😅❤️❤️❤️

  • @talibeyilm

    @talibeyilm

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aliabbasmoghadam4653 yes a lot of hindi/urdu words are borrowed from Iran

  • @rachitnair1118

    @rachitnair1118

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eadpool9648 exactly

  • @Kyanzes
    @Kyanzes2 жыл бұрын

    Right. I guess people tend to say "best" when they see/hear something very good. You are right he's not the best but as you said, certainly very talented and inspiring. Also wrote the piece himself. Cool. Thanks for the review!

  • @daksh_tomar99

    @daksh_tomar99

    Жыл бұрын

    The techniques are very easy but what really impressive is that conposition

  • @kevinbrown4947
    @kevinbrown4947 Жыл бұрын

    Nice reaction. You have an honest straightforward way of speaking. Stay well.

  • @jcorona5457
    @jcorona5457 Жыл бұрын

    This is very simple to play. I just played it myself… I pressed the play button and there, played it.

  • @mysoulyourbeats961

    @mysoulyourbeats961

    Жыл бұрын

    under rated

  • @HKCREATESUNIQUE
    @HKCREATESUNIQUE3 жыл бұрын

    6:19 you did very well

  • @obanaiiguro5644

    @obanaiiguro5644

    2 жыл бұрын

    Correct👍👍

  • @nicecraft4311
    @nicecraft43113 жыл бұрын

    I love your relaxing aura, keep it up

  • @blackerbatman6657
    @blackerbatman6657 Жыл бұрын

    The fact he found time for that with his studies at Harvard is impressive enough.

  • @lennon7978

    @lennon7978

    Жыл бұрын

    Yu go train hard or yu dishoner famiry !

  • @johnholder4208

    @johnholder4208

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably how he blows off steam. Channels that energy in all the right ways.

  • @AndyZach
    @AndyZach Жыл бұрын

    Good honest review. I appreciate your critique.

  • @MonkyTube18
    @MonkyTube182 жыл бұрын

    great performer, intermediate guitar player with very developed right hand technique

  • @MT_199

    @MT_199

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, he mainly improvises over a few basic chords/barre chords. It's his right hand technique that makes the song special

  • @sumeer5197

    @sumeer5197

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s called being a beginner in flamenco music

  • @humanbean3

    @humanbean3

    Жыл бұрын

    developed right hand technique? did you see his makeshift tremelo? that flamenco strum is very simple btw. practice finger picking and or classical for a couple months and it comes super easy. people that know how to click their nails on a table in a sequence, never have played guitar, could do it in a couple days. .

  • @20SkyWatcher09

    @20SkyWatcher09

    Жыл бұрын

    Jelly bro...doesnt look good

  • @tonyr.4778
    @tonyr.4778 Жыл бұрын

    If you want to understand this style look at Manitas De Plata. So good, and self taught. His guitar was drawn on by both Picasso and Dali. John Steinbeck also was a super fan. By the 1970s he had sold close to 100 million albums, before the internet and global marketing. His sons and nephews carried on the tradition in forming The Gypsy Kings. For a contemporary guitar genius, look for Matteo Mancuso. Revolutionary technique and improvisation maturity far beyond his years. At 21 he was getting Al Dimeola and Steve Vai praising him as equals or superior as a guitarist.

  • @jonadams6846

    @jonadams6846

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't even mention manitas de plata he was a genuine gypsy,this kid gets nowhere near him as a guitarist,and mantas was not a genuine flamenco player

  • @xbgo1856

    @xbgo1856

    Жыл бұрын

    My mother gave an album of his "Tribute to Bardot"

  • @gnanasabaapatirg7376

    @gnanasabaapatirg7376

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jonadams6846 bro chill TF. He said for similar style. Because it's a viral video not all of us for musicians

  • @jonadams6846

    @jonadams6846

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gnanasabaapatirg7376 Yea I do get a little protective of my love for flamenco,having been struggling to play this genre of music for many years,to me it comes from deep in the soul,playing it takes me to a place I cannot explain,it's magical and painfully all in one,yes I did have the pleasure of once meeting Manitas a showman and a very humble man all in one

  • @stephanerodriguez8285

    @stephanerodriguez8285

    Жыл бұрын

    I have respect for Manitas de plata but you can't Say that. The real genius in flamenca was paco de Lucia. He could play all the palo 's flamencos.not manita. He play wth the great flamenco singer camaron de la Isla. Not manita,.he Plays with aldi meola for many years and Aldi had always said with John mc Laughlin that paco was the greatest flamenco guitarist of all time.joaquin Rodrigo himselfs said that Paco was the best player of his concerto de Aranjuez that he never heard. I think you better listen and see the album and documentary of paco de Lucia 's carrear. You will learn a lot of things very important about what you don't know and don't understand about flamenco music. Just listen to paco's music( entre dos aguas, potro de Rabia y miel buleria with camaron de la Isla, el panuelo ,almoraima, reflero de Luna taranta..etc..) and don't forget the greatest old player like Nino Ricardo, sabicas, Ramon Montoya etc.. i'm sorry but Manitas is juste a kid in comparution of those great guitarist of History of flamenco..

  • @amadd5641
    @amadd56416 ай бұрын

    Very beautiful and a joy to watch, listen. I love the guitar tapping, it's brings another dimension.

  • @corylance364
    @corylance364 Жыл бұрын

    Andrew this is my first time watching you and just wanted to say I admire your willingness to openly say hes better than you. It is a breath of fresh air in a world full of people who spend more time in a mirror than thinking of others thank you.

  • @_naitik_gahlot_
    @_naitik_gahlot_ Жыл бұрын

    I paid for the whole guitar, And I'm gonna use the whole guitar

  • @tbone7463
    @tbone7463 Жыл бұрын

    Dude loves his guitar and loves sharing the same excitement so learn to love the mistakes he has. Those flaws you sometimes find in music can be the thing that reminds you of how human the artist is.

  • @ComicKish
    @ComicKish Жыл бұрын

    people were ready for this it was very inspiring

  • @fk319fk
    @fk319fk Жыл бұрын

    He starts out by saying it was about his time at college. I remember the first days, how fitting it is to play the guitar backward. Then he turns around the guitar and plays a quick piece; I remember that also. Things gradually fall into place and get better with moments of greatness. Yep, that was college!

  • @SK-tp4kg

    @SK-tp4kg

    Жыл бұрын

    never thought of that! Cool. I'm currently in the backward playing days (hopefully not for too long)

  • @thelovertunisia
    @thelovertunisia Жыл бұрын

    This young man is gifted.

  • @siriusdeluna3076
    @siriusdeluna3076 Жыл бұрын

    With a hand and fingers like that the guitar ain't the only thing he be strumming. But jokes aside he must have practiced with a passion to be able to play like that.

  • @josephhobbs3009
    @josephhobbs300910 ай бұрын

    Guitarist I am no musician I cannot read music but I grew up with my mother playing Five Finger open flamingo! And that was the closest thing to a one-person band with only one instrument I've always found it extremely incredible! Thank you for the video

  • @Redpill_to_MGTOW
    @Redpill_to_MGTOW Жыл бұрын

    I dont know how to play the guitar but I know a LEGEND when I hear one. This guys amazing!!!

  • @cybermanne
    @cybermanne Жыл бұрын

    Strong Uli Jon Roth vibes at 5:50. Sounded alot like the main riff from Sails of Charon. Awesome stuff!

  • @gauravmishra5998
    @gauravmishra5998 Жыл бұрын

    There is difference between interesting and difficult… this is very interesting music performed by Amin…

  • @mackhomie6

    @mackhomie6

    Жыл бұрын

    how is it interestinf

  • @snakeplisskinable
    @snakeplisskinable Жыл бұрын

    This dude is massive, when he goes up on stage at the end he towers over the other people. Good tune

  • @ddoherty5956

    @ddoherty5956

    Жыл бұрын

    It did look like a small guitar at the beginning, but I'm guessing it was a normal sized one 🤣

  • @ya_4y4ynDRa

    @ya_4y4ynDRa

    Жыл бұрын

    @D Doherty I am 199 sm. In my hands dreadnought looks like classic guitar.

  • @johnmulligan7853
    @johnmulligan7853 Жыл бұрын

    what could anybody say negative about this man's amazing talent my god its beautiful

  • @hitthecouch

    @hitthecouch

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s not talented.

  • @johnmulligan7853

    @johnmulligan7853

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hitthecouch you would know 😂😂 your being a professor of music lol

  • @joelfernandez536

    @joelfernandez536

    Жыл бұрын

    It's literally not impressive . Sorry any first year student could do this

  • @gotama570

    @gotama570

    Жыл бұрын

    His right hand its so fluid it takes years of practice

  • @joelfernandez536

    @joelfernandez536

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gotama570 no it doesn't. Seriously listen to literally any gypsy kings song for better. Any random song

  • @sr.castro1031
    @sr.castro1031 Жыл бұрын

    im pro guitar player, I think isn't so hard the piece, actually I think is a bit easy.. but I love it how he managed his crowd, so that is a very important part in the art. so, thumbs up! 👍🏻

  • @Tekkenworld520

    @Tekkenworld520

    Жыл бұрын

    playing Gratitude is not hard but composing Gratitude is hard...

  • @sagesmoon8422

    @sagesmoon8422

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol I'm pro guitar player 🤡 sounds weird to say that yourself

  • @sr.castro1031

    @sr.castro1031

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sagesmoon8422 well, it's my profession

  • @genosyt4608

    @genosyt4608

    Жыл бұрын

    Really mam all u need to practice is the flamenco rumba and the andalucian chord progression... More than half of the song is done

  • @hxd9321

    @hxd9321

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sr.castro1031 Playing crazy train & thunderstruck doesn’t make you a pro

  • @rasithasenevirathne1604
    @rasithasenevirathne16042 жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with the performance the problem was the word “best” in the title I think.

  • @pitpelotut
    @pitpelotut Жыл бұрын

    The backbone of all sounds like "Concierto de Aranjuez". Really cool!

  • @markcampbell1708

    @markcampbell1708

    Жыл бұрын

    Start of the piece is an homage to C de Aranjuez in a lower octave

  • @tragicx4075
    @tragicx4075 Жыл бұрын

    There is definitely a reason why the guitar is shaped the way it is. This man showcases that

  • @Enzo-yg5fk
    @Enzo-yg5fk2 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the honest review your awsm

  • @curtwhite876
    @curtwhite876 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is great and I definitely enjoyed the video (microphone issues included) but I am spoiled because twenty-some years ago I was blessed to have the repeated opportunity watch a guy named Stephan at the Dome Bar in El Paso play this and so many other flamenco pieces much more masterfully... and without audio issues.

  • @CoachBru999
    @CoachBru999 Жыл бұрын

    What were you playing before you started talking? Man! I love it! That brings out some passion in me!

  • @droppedyogurt
    @droppedyogurt Жыл бұрын

    Being able to strum the notes AND get the little drum taps while he does it is impressive

  • @williamhogge5549

    @williamhogge5549

    Жыл бұрын

    Its the only thing in the song of real difficultly. His strumming, minus the slaps, Rasgueado, is not that difficult to learn on nylon strings with fingers, but Andrew Friedberg had zero chance of replicating it on steel strings with a pick in his hand. Nylon string guitars have a different skill set.

  • @obenator

    @obenator

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamhogge5549 getting the slaps in is easier than you'd think. Once you've got the strumming pattern down integrating finger slaps and/or wrist thumbs is fairly straight forward.

  • @daksh_tomar99

    @daksh_tomar99

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@williamhogge5549 i did it on steel string

  • @aghoriguitarist
    @aghoriguitarist Жыл бұрын

    Saw this one some 10 years ago and it blew my mind. But now after learning the instrument for a few years now I can say that it's not that hard actually. However, he executed it nicely. The sad thing is Amin himself cannot play this well enough recently (I saw a video of him playing this a couple of years ago)

  • @truescotsman4103

    @truescotsman4103

    Жыл бұрын

    I was going to say something similar. I've been playing 37 years. He's okay. There are many players that make him look like somewhat of an amateur.

  • @keithking1985

    @keithking1985

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank God someone else who know the truth about this guy. YES WHAT HE PLAYED IS "NOT" HARD TO PLAY. I AGREE 100% WITH YOU...

  • @saurabhsonic

    @saurabhsonic

    Жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to all of your videos playing better than him.

  • @aghoriguitarist

    @aghoriguitarist

    Жыл бұрын

    @@saurabhsonic take a chill pill and stop wasting my time

  • @calebr9736

    @calebr9736

    Жыл бұрын

    @@saurabhsonic woah you really got them there, really took the wind outta their sails, with your great clap back 👏

  • @DexteruL
    @DexteruL Жыл бұрын

    As you, him and others have said , he is not the best , but he is marvelous , has very good rhythm , very talented and experienced in the way he performs the song , and wrote the piece himself. Overall he is kinda high on the ladder.

  • @prabhdeep8947
    @prabhdeep8947Ай бұрын

    The way brings comb to the play is just cherry on top

  • @ilirademi2507
    @ilirademi2507 Жыл бұрын

    Whatever one might think - This video is the reason i started playing flamenco guitar 10 years ago

  • @SponsorShort
    @SponsorShort2 жыл бұрын

    Buddy he's not a Flamenco guitar player🤣 he's a PhD in physics and now works in NASA. He's Iranian by ethnicity.

  • @bill15786

    @bill15786

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @ss_avsmt

    @ss_avsmt

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't think that is true.

  • @kunaljaju646

    @kunaljaju646

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude he is dead

  • @Tomsthumb

    @Tomsthumb

    Жыл бұрын

    Flamenco Is a technique, It's often used with bassists while they Slap and pop as another example. Clearly he is entertaining and Working a crowed while playing guitar. I don't get why people think Music is a special club. If you aren't learning anything new on Guitar you are doing it wrong. I know this because I play myself. Are you lacking musicianship? It's great. I give it an A, I have came across A* in that style I enjoyed it.

  • @atgwiuz

    @atgwiuz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kunaljaju646 hopefully, dude's cocky af

  • @limitlessends
    @limitlessends2 жыл бұрын

    4:12 love watching you listen intently

  • @daniyalkabir3412
    @daniyalkabir3412 Жыл бұрын

    Best video that o saw today! Toofani 🙏

  • @kandepurkrishna
    @kandepurkrishna6 ай бұрын

    He is a portfolio manager now graduated from harvard and he performed 10 years later in other video as well

  • @karencarlos3942
    @karencarlos3942 Жыл бұрын

    This guy has a great sense of humor. Anyone notice he is huge 👀. Look at him compared to other guy when he walks back on stage! If you havent, check out Estas Tonne. He is amazing. He makes 1 guitar sound like 2 or 3.

  • @Michael_12Number
    @Michael_12Number Жыл бұрын

    what he said is showing how humble he is, and he is not lucky but very talented, even if it is his hobby.

  • @jimbuckley4986
    @jimbuckley4986 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent commentary.

  • @jeffreyjones8377
    @jeffreyjones8377 Жыл бұрын

    The guitar lick you was playing at the intro was flawless I wold love to see more please

  • @TheFinnishBrothers
    @TheFinnishBrothers Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes the Flamenco style of guitar, excellent choice in my opinion ja true cousin to the Zambra style of guitar. Although I must confess I have heard some amazing developments in the legendary Fandango style of guitar which of course is due to its rich historical tapestry and body fluidity in an ever increasing quest for perfection. Good show sir!

  • @aparnamajumder6703
    @aparnamajumder67032 жыл бұрын

    Fact is he is playing the most basic Andalucian Chord progression.... If you can move your hand, You'll easily play the song

  • @Shady_-mp1kq

    @Shady_-mp1kq

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ed M chord progression is easy but right hand technique may be hard to get down and is tiring

  • @sushitrash4949

    @sushitrash4949

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ed M practice flamenco picking

  • @frang2023

    @frang2023

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ed M I play some flamenco, and I can assure you that you can play the same piece that guy is playing in a few weeks. It's not that difficult as it seems

  • @eschelar

    @eschelar

    Жыл бұрын

    +1 to that. The RH technique can be learned in a few weeks to a few months depending on natural ability. I'm kinda shit at guutar/ukulele and it took me around 2 to 3 months. It is however a very basic skill for flamenco style and definitely considered to be something you learn as a beginner. He had a couple little flair moves in there which showed that he's either a bit more talented than average or has been playing at this level for a while.

  • @aghoriguitarist

    @aghoriguitarist

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually it's not that hard. Real guitarists would know this already. If you want something really hard then try learning Neon by John Mayer.

  • @leonardsmit8807
    @leonardsmit8807 Жыл бұрын

    Very talented. Well done 👏

  • @TheKingsapostle
    @TheKingsapostle Жыл бұрын

    I remember this video! It was on the original KZread app on ipod touch! It never left the the front page of KZread.

  • @robedmund9948
    @robedmund9948 Жыл бұрын

    Dude's freaking good! Reminds me of Roy Clark's Maleguena in many ways.

  • @mohammadmahdifalahy7105
    @mohammadmahdifalahy71052 жыл бұрын

    You might be curious to know if some part of his music was actually a persian pop song called "chera nemiraghsi" from the singer "viguen derderian". I am wondering how did he said that it was composed by himself while the pick of his song was composed in advance by some others.

  • @suewallace2845
    @suewallace2845 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, beautiful music!!

  • @lloydholm7523
    @lloydholm7523 Жыл бұрын

    I grew up with my mother as a ballet teacher, I absolutely love flamenco.

  • @randomdudr
    @randomdudr Жыл бұрын

    The trick is in his right hand. He doesn't just strum like conventional guitarists. He flicks his fingers the returns with a kind of percussive slap. Flammenco is a great style. At times I borrow from it

  • @BillysWild
    @BillysWild Жыл бұрын

    So how do we start to compare so many amazing guitar players over the past decades? We as an audience of a number of genres judge music. Roy Clark has been said to be the most amazing, greatest guitar player of the past decades. Then we have players in rock and heavy metal. Eddy Van Halen, who some have called the greatest player ever. Then we have player people have called a virtuoso, like Yngwie Malmsteen. These are some of the greatest guitar player to give us their gifts, and there are more! So how can we say this particular guitar player, “or the master of any other instrument” is the best in the world?

  • @piegratia2228
    @piegratia2228 Жыл бұрын

    Amin Toofani... His music made me take my music serious. Saw him first around 2014

  • @nsob8897
    @nsob8897 Жыл бұрын

    I like that blues tune played at the beginning. Quite nice

  • @frang2023
    @frang2023 Жыл бұрын

    *I play some flamenco, and I can assure that any guy who is reading this, will be able to play the same piece that guy is playing in a few weeks with just some practice in the style. It's not that difficult as it seems*

  • @cranjusmcballer

    @cranjusmcballer

    Жыл бұрын

    the music itself may not be that hard, but it's his personal technique that is tought to replicate

  • @frang2023

    @frang2023

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cranjusmcballer It looks like, but it's not.

  • @frang2023

    @frang2023

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cranjusmcballer Now, this really is difficult to play Rubén Levaniegos - Fandango (Guitarra Paco Rey) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIinxrOmfNKofrw.html

  • @cyberjujo4413

    @cyberjujo4413

    Жыл бұрын

    A few weeks?? Lol yea dream on. That’s intermediate level at least, several years practice. Not greatest, but very good.

  • @frang2023

    @frang2023

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cyberjujo4413 With the proper technique and training, yes weeks.

  • @reptomanc7846
    @reptomanc78462 жыл бұрын

    Your playing was just as good minus the guitar banging portions. Great job!

  • @geegee9137
    @geegee9137 Жыл бұрын

    I would like to know what beautiful melody you opened with, it was beautiful

  • @larrymoskowitz7309
    @larrymoskowitz73092 ай бұрын

    Holy crap! This guy is great!

  • @modernMO9
    @modernMO92 жыл бұрын

    He's is the one and only 😲 😱 😲 😱 😲 it was amazing 👏

  • @Violet316
    @Violet3162 жыл бұрын

    Check out Alejandro Aranda's he was on American Idol, and is very unique playing style. Also, there is a boy named Taj Farrant that is amazing on guitar. My favorite guitar players are BB King, Eric Clapton, Santana, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley.

  • @chhayankgupta9056

    @chhayankgupta9056

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do u know Marcin Patrzalek?

  • @Violet316

    @Violet316

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chhayankgupta9056 No, but I just looked him up, he is good, but Alejandro is more unique.

  • @starkenterprises2371

    @starkenterprises2371

    Жыл бұрын

    Stevie Ray Vaughn, Roy Clark. Nuff said.

  • @Violet316

    @Violet316

    Жыл бұрын

    @@starkenterprises2371 Not my cup of tea.

  • @Righteous_Judas
    @Righteous_Judas Жыл бұрын

    My man’s been putting in that work with his right hand😄

  • @philholman8520
    @philholman8520 Жыл бұрын

    Terrific!

  • @josegonzalezestrada4485
    @josegonzalezestrada44852 жыл бұрын

    Paco de Luci is an amazing master of the flamenco.

  • @ksenijajemensek6126

    @ksenijajemensek6126

    2 жыл бұрын

    Paco de Lucia was one of the best Spanish flamenco 💃 guitar players. He’s a legend. Can you please react to his music ?

  • @hoseinhamidi9940

    @hoseinhamidi9940

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ksenijajemensek6126 but paco is not popolist he is not for ordinery people

  • @Todor81

    @Todor81

    Жыл бұрын

    Was a best flamenco guitar player. RIP

  • @yettiman2817
    @yettiman2817 Жыл бұрын

    Just watched this.. heres my take... hes played that piece a hundred times. And you almost got it immediately. YOU are an amazing artist

  • @dizian7926

    @dizian7926

    Жыл бұрын

    That's because he can see the chords in the video.

  • @mutinyrider666

    @mutinyrider666

    Жыл бұрын

    ...still just strumming 3 chords in a fun pattern while stretching for some single notes

  • @TheHmm43
    @TheHmm43 Жыл бұрын

    I used to listen to this without commentary, but now I can't go back

  • @joshuar6347
    @joshuar6347 Жыл бұрын

    10 years, that’s how long it takes for something to become ancient in video. The quality looks like it was from the 80’s and I’m watching it in the 90’s, or it was made in the 90’s and I’m watching it in the 00’s!

  • @robdog7516
    @robdog7516 Жыл бұрын

    Great guitarist, amazing music.

  • @arvinbhowaneedin4369
    @arvinbhowaneedin43693 жыл бұрын

    it's all in the strumming pattern...guitare manouche...loads of guys can do this...not removing the credit to him in any way...but still not the best in the world in his style. but he has talent for sure

  • @ravis.9937

    @ravis.9937

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes its practice, can you perform on any instrument? or do you know any better than Mr Toofani? if yes then upload and let the world compare, or else keep your Rupee in your pocket, you indians make some outrageous statements with out evidence or source, most pretentious on the planet.

  • @arvinbhowaneedin4369

    @arvinbhowaneedin4369

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ravis.9937 not indian and I actually think this guy is exceptionally good. So why the hate???

  • @hardikrana9580

    @hardikrana9580

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ravis.9937 what he meant was people think he is the best guitarist, which actually isn't true there are a lotttttttttt of guitar players who can do that, now most guitarists believe Marcin patrazalek to be the best.

  • @J0Ecorreia

    @J0Ecorreia

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ravis.9937 Dimebag Darrell. Checkmate, brah

  • @ramanpreetsingh2206

    @ramanpreetsingh2206

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look he wrote this piece himself. Definitely deserved love

  • @toxichris
    @toxichris Жыл бұрын

    I hate it when you tell someone you're a guitarist and they show you this video and expect you to be in awe of it.

  • @davidatherton7177
    @davidatherton7177 Жыл бұрын

    That is the chord progression is the same as the music from the cut scene in Mike Tyson’s punch out on NES where Mac is running behind Doc when you get your passcode. So there you go.

  • @alextosto3809
    @alextosto3809 Жыл бұрын

    He had nails. That means he is seriously a player. No classical guitarist (the instrument) would have cut nails.

  • @user-hp7bd2iv4p
    @user-hp7bd2iv4p Жыл бұрын

    A business major and pro guitar player, yeah, great. And he managed to insert humor at the beginning and the end, the way he raises his head to sway his hair. Good for him and the world if he is honest. I can do programming and art for a living, but i chose to be a Qualified Elementary Education teacher. What is there to hate if someone is multi-talented???

  • @Jd-zl7mn

    @Jd-zl7mn

    Жыл бұрын

    My thought was the title of the video.

  • @lonewolvesonwheels
    @lonewolvesonwheels Жыл бұрын

    That was fun to watch

  • @Filthy_Rich_556
    @Filthy_Rich_556 Жыл бұрын

    The tele style guitar you are playing is the prettiest I've seen. I'd love a quick detail or two.

  • @ericaarcas8161
    @ericaarcas8161 Жыл бұрын

    Just a bit of FYI the style he's playing here is called flamenco (Spaniard gypsy)which is a mixed of Spanish, Portuguese and Moroccan cultures all rolled neatly into one. They use the guitar as a "drum" that's how they learn to play as the flamenco dancers use it as their rhythm along with castañuelas.

  • @musashidanmcgrath

    @musashidanmcgrath

    Жыл бұрын

    This isn't traditional Flamenco, it's sort of using a Rumba palo(one of the styles in Flamenco), but it isn't technically Flamenco. Also, the guitar follows the dancer/singer, not the other way around. And the castanets are not a Flamenco instrument, you're confusing it with classical Spanish dancing, which is not the same as Flamenco - which is a Spanish Gitano(gypsy) music, with no connection to Morocco or Moroccan music. People hear the Phrygian mode and become cinfused.

  • @koushikvemuri3130

    @koushikvemuri3130

    Жыл бұрын

    Flemenco is said to be spanish now but Flemenco is associated to the Romani people and you know where Romani people come from right

  • @ericaarcas8161

    @ericaarcas8161

    Жыл бұрын

    @Koushik Vemuri there's a lot of Rmani influence all through Spain and several other Latin American countries including mine (Argentina) just saying

  • @musashidanmcgrath

    @musashidanmcgrath

    Жыл бұрын

    @@koushikvemuri3130 Don't confuse Spanish Gitanos with other Romani. Gitanos have been in Spain for centuries and have mixed in with Spanish genetics. Flamenco comes from Gitano folk culture, but is very much a part of Spanish culture now.

  • @musashidanmcgrath

    @musashidanmcgrath

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ericaarcas8161 it's mostly in the south of Spain, in places like Seville, Granada, and Cadiz, but generally all through the south.

  • @mervat3140
    @mervat31406 ай бұрын

    This song is really inspiring, I want to play it one day once I get very good with my guitar and wish we could have a tutorial on how we can play it

  • @larrygarner1413
    @larrygarner1413 Жыл бұрын

    In awe.

  • @aamirfaiz7471
    @aamirfaiz7471 Жыл бұрын

    I hope people watch Amin's video agaon and again to get relieve from stress or depression 😊😊😊

  • @subhanmohsin3736
    @subhanmohsin37363 жыл бұрын

    Yours was really good you just did it by just looking

  • @adamriley6190
    @adamriley6190 Жыл бұрын

    there’s an older Segovia biography where the documentarians claim that he saved the guitar from existing primarily as a flamenco instrument. I tend to agree, but damn, the guitar really shines and excites in this style

  • @mikenagy938
    @mikenagy938 Жыл бұрын

    I bought this guitar and I'm using all of it!

  • @chotabheem6349
    @chotabheem63492 жыл бұрын

    he is amazing guitar player

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