Percussive Organ

Tap dance one of America's major contributions to the world of percussive dance,

Blow.

Blow!

Blow!

Blow hard.

Blow hard.

Let's blow.

Blow where?

The first blow?

Blow your spoons!

Come on blow.

We'd better blow.

Well, we'll blow.

Let's blow, Chauncey.

Blow your whistle.

Blow them out!

Blow them kisses?

which then blow tempestuously

Blow the bomb, Harry.

Blow your nose. Huh.

I'll blow them off.

Better blow your nose.

Blow our noses, too.

Where volcanoes blow fire

Blow your nose, you.

Blow that whistle, Adam!

A blow was struck.

Bodyguard gets body blow.

We'll blow it up.

Blow up the bridge?

Blow out the candles!

They just blow out.

Usman Riaz is a 21 year old whiz at the percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube. The TED Fellow plays onstage at TEDGlobal 2012 followed by a jawdropping solo from the master of percussive guitar, Preston Reed. And watch these two guitarists take on a very spur of the moment improv.

You blow in and out ...

and those that blow gently ,

I'll blow you to hell!

I'm saying, Please blow up.

Your plant can blow up.

Well, then blow yourself up.

(Music) Singer Ah, bitter blow!

They make the wind blow.

You mean he'll blow it?

There was only one blow.

I blow the whistle. Yeah.