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.

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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. 

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Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2012

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

उस्मान रियाझ + प्रेस्टन रीड: एक तरुण गिटारवादक त्याच्या नायकाला भेटतो

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उस्मान रियाझ २१ वर्षीय उत्तम गिटार वादक आहे, आणि तो ज्या पद्धतीने गिटार वाजवतो त्याने ती त्याच्या हीरोचे यु ट्यूबवर विडीओ बघून शिकला. टेड ग्लोबल २०१२ च्या मंचावर टेड फेलो वादन करतो-- नंतर लगेच अचंबित करणारा प्रविण्यापूर्ण प्रेस्टन रीड यांचे वादन. आणि दोन्ही गिटार वादक काही क्षणात सुधारित वादन सादर करतात.
- 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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क्रिस एंडरसन: तुम्ही दोघे खरच
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That's amazing.
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उस्फुर्तदायी आहात. अद्भूत आहे हे.
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You just don't hear that every day.
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तुम्ही रोज असे काही ऐकत नाही.
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(Laughter)
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Usman, the official story is that
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उस्मान खरी गोष्ट अशी आहे कि,
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you learned to play the guitar
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तू गिटार वाजवायला शिकलास
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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जिमी पेजचे विडीओ यु-ट्यूब बघून.
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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उस्मान रियाझ:- होय, ते पाहिलं होते.
आणि नंतर मी--
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That was the first thing I learned,
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पहिली गोष्ट शिकली होती,
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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आणि नंतर मी बाकीच्या
गोष्टींकडे प्रगती करत गेलो.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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आणि मी काकी किंगचे चित्रफिती (विडीओ) खूप बघायला लागलो,
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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आणि ती प्रत्येकवेळेस प्रेस्टन रीड यांचा आदराने
उल्लेख करायची,
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so then I started watching his videos,
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नंतर मी त्यांच्या चित्रफिती बघायला सुरुवात केली,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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आणि आत्ता हे खरच अद्भुत आहे--
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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क्रि.ए.: हाच तुकडा वाजवला होता का,
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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तू हे शिकलेला त्यांचे गाणे होते का,
किंवा हे तू कसे शिकलास?
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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उ.री. : मी याआधी शिकलो
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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नाही पण त्यांनी सांगितले कि आपण
हे मंचावर सादर करणार आहोत,
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so I was familiar with it, so that's why I had so much more fun learning it.
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मला हे माहिती होते, आणि त्यामुळेच
मला शिकताना मजा आली.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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आणि शेवटी झालाच, तर…
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(Laughter)
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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क्रिए: प्रेस्टन तुझ्या दृष्टीत
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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म्हणजे, तू याचा शोध २० वर्षाआधी लावला?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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तुम्हांस कसे वाटते जेंव्हा कोणी असे,
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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आपली कला घेऊन पुढे येतो आणि
यावर खूप काही करतो?
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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प्रेस्टन रीड: हे अद्भुत आहे.
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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आणि मला खरच अभिमान व आदरणीय वाटते.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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आणि तो अद्भुत वादक आहे, छान आहे.
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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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क्रिए: मला वाटत नाही कि आजून एक मिनिट
करण्यासारखं तुमच्याकडे काही असेल?
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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जुगलबंदी करू शकता? किंवा इतर काही असल्यास?
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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प्रे.री.: आम्ही काही तयारी नाही केली.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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क्रिए: त्याची गरज नाही. मी तुम्हाला सांगतो
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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जर तुमच्याकडे ३० -४० सेकंद असते,
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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आणि तुझ्याकडे आजून ३०-४० से. असतील,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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आणि आपण बघू शकतो--
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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मला वाटते. आम्हाला आजून ऐकायचे आहे.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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काही चुकल तर काळजी नसावी.
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Translated by Abhinav Garule
Reviewed by Sanket Oswal

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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