ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2012

Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero

ئوسمان ڕیاز + پرێستون ڕیید: گیتارژەنەک گەنج قارەمانێ خو دبینت

Filmed:
5,260,414 views

ئوسمان ڕیاز کورەکی 21سالی یە بەھرەمەندە د ژەنینا ستایلەک لێدانا گیتارێ دا، ستایلەکە کو یێ ژەنینا وێ فێربی برێکا بەرێخودانا وی بۆ ڤیدیویێن یوتیوبی. ھەڤالێ TED ێ لسەر دەپێ شانوویا TEDGlobal 2012 گیتارێ دژەنت لدویڤرا ژلایێ ماموۆستایێ ڤی ستایلێ لێدانا گیتارێ ڤە پرێستون ڕیید، ب ڕەنگەک سەرسورھێنەر دھێتە لێدان. ڤان ھەردوو گیتارژەنا ببینە لدەمێ ژ تشتێ ئاسایێ دەردکەڤن.
- Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bio - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio

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Chris Anderson: You guys were amazing.
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،کریس ئەندرسون: براستی
.ھین گەلەک عەجێبن
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That's amazing.
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.براستی عەجێبە
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.براستی تۆ هەر ڕۆژ ڤێ چەندێ گوھ لێنابی
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You just don't hear that every day.
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Usman, the official story is that
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ئوسمان، چیروکا ڕاستەقینە ئەوە کو
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you learned to play the guitar
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تۆ فێری ژەنینا گیتارێ بی
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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برێکا بەرێخودانا
مالپەرێ جیمی لسەر یوتیوبێ
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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ئوسمان ڕیاز: بەلێ، ئەو ئێکەم تشت بی. --
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That was the first thing I learned,
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ئەو ئێکەم تشت بی ئەز فێربیم،
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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و پشتی ھینگێ من دەستپێکر ب دویف چوونا
ھندەک تشتێن دیتر.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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و من دەستپێکر ب
،گەلەک بەرێخودانا کاکی کینگ
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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و ئەو ژی دا ھەر ئاماژێ ب پرێستون ریید دت
وەک کاریگەرێ ھەرە مەزن،
ژبەر ھندێ من دەستپێکر ب
،بەرێخودانا ڤیدیویێن وی
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so then I started watching his videos,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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و براستی نوکە وەک خەیالەکێ یە
--لنک من کو ئەز
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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ک.ئ: ئەرێ ئەو پارچا ژبەری نوکە،
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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ئەرێ ئەو ئێک ژ
کار و بەرھەمێن وی یە تو فێربی؟
ئ.ڕ: ئەز چجار
فێری وێ نەبویمە ژبەری نوکە،
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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بەلێ ئەوی گووتە من
کو دێ پێکڤە لسەر دەپێ شانوویێ ژەنین،
12:14
so I was familiar with it, so that's why I had so much more fun learning it.
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ژبەر ھندێ ئەز پێ ئاگەھ بویمە،
و من حەز ژوێ پارچێ کریە دەمێ فێربوویمێ.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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و لدووماھیێ بجھ ھات، ژبەرھندێ...
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(Laughter)
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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ک،ئ: بریستون، ب دییتنا تە،
مەبەستا من،
تە ژبەری 20 سالان ئەڤە یێ داھێنای، ڕاستە؟
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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ھەستێ تە چیە دەمێ تۆ کەسەک ھوسان دبینی
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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پشتی دەمەکێ دھێت و ھونەرێ تە دبت
و ب وی ھونەری گەلەکێ بدەست خوڤە دئینت
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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ڕید بریستون: براستی ئەو تشتەک عەجێبە،
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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و جھێ فەخر و شانازیێ یە بۆ من.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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و ئەو موزیکژەنەک خودان شیانە،
چپێنەڤێت ئەڤە کارەک نایابە.
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(Laughter)
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CA: I guess, I don't think there is like a one-minute other piece you guys can do?
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ک،ئ: ئەزدبێژم، چ پارچێن دی نینن
ھین دماوێ خولەکەکێ دا بژەنن؟
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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ھین دشێتن؟ ھین دێ ژەنن؟ وە تشتەک دی ھەیە؟
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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ب.ڕ: مە چ ئامادە نەکریە.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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ک.ئ: نینە. ئەز دێ تشتەکێ بێژمە وە .
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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ئەگەر تە 30 یان 40 چرکەیێن دی ھەبن،
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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و وە 30 یان 40 چرکەیێن ھەین
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and we just see that, I just think --
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و ئەم دبینین، ئەز دبێژم --
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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ئەز ھەست پێدکم، مە دڤێت ئەم ھێشتا
ئاگەھداریا مۆزیکا وە بکین.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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و ئەگەر گەلەک تێک چوو، چنینە.
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Translated by Ahmed Yousify
Reviewed by Halo Fariq

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.

Why you should listen

Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.

In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.

More profile about the speaker
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.

Why you should listen

Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. 

More profile about the speaker
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com