Μια μουσική ιδιοφυία 21 Year Old Usman Riaz grew up playing classical piano since the age of 6. Picking up guitar at 16 Usman taught himself how to play percussive guitar. Along with these 2 primary instruments he experiments with a number of other ones such as Harmonica, Mandolin, Harmonium and percussion. His recent at TED performances and talks at TED Global 2012 and his selection for the US State department funded cultural/music exchange program OneBeat have proven to him that the internet can be used as a reliable platform to learn new things and open up pathways that seemed impossible before.
A father sings Blackbird to his 24 week old son who died shortly after. The mother died giving birth Chris Picco singing Blackbird to his son, Lennon James Picco, who was delivered by emergency C-section at 24 weeks when Chris' wife Ashley unexpectedly and tragically passed away in her sleep. Lennon's lack of movement and brain activity was a constant concern for the doctors and nurses at Loma Linda University Hospital, where he received the absolute best care available. During the pregnancy, Ashley would often feel Lennon moving to music so Chris asked if he could bring his guitar into the NICU and play for Lennon, which he did for several hours during the last days of Lennon's precious life. One day after filming this, Lennon went to sleep in his daddy's arms.
Surprise at a pub live performace While playing this cult Green Day track at a bar gig, cover band Borderline Toxic got a nice surprise.
Billie Joe Armstrong, vocalist and guitarist for Green Day, jumped onto the stage as soon as he heard the band kick off his band's classic "Basket Case."
“Black in Black” with a pan A man in a knight's helmet plays AC/DC's "Black in Black" on acoustic guitar while getting hit on the head by a woman with a pan.
Red Hot Chili Peppers from India What if the famous American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers came from India. A musical mashup directed by Portuguese guitarist Andre Antunes with a video by Indian singers Nooran Sisters.
Underwater music A Danish music group, "Between Music". Five performers immersed in water tanks, playing custom-made instruments and singing, entirely underwater. This is an excerpt from the concert.