Beautiful African Plays Guitar In A Slightly Non-traditional Manner

[Jay2426]

tabs NOW!!



[darkillias]

All of you sexists that you dare to think that calling a man woman is "insulting" or "embarrassing", at least stop writing it. We don't need any more fucking reproduction of your Patriarchy ideas. And that's a man talking.

[siriusblack12757]

Curious to hear an electric guitar version of this!

[WhoahBN]

Viewer: 94999 <- But, nvm. Ehm, yeah..this...is ...really...awesome. O.o



[ikepiggy]

this must be tosin abasi's hometown

[Lakota572]

Wow, simply amazing

[matvelilla]

its tosin abasi's father

[reedsntools]

it is not a woman, stop insulting this man!

[dawtchins]

@reedsntools Stop insulting women! It's awful you think saying someone is a woman is an insult!

[reedsntools]

@dawtchins stop insulting me by writing stupid replies.

[LuciusEsox1]

It's an African man,, and it is total,, but to feel it you have to feel total despair. most of us in the west are kept at a nice consuming level of need and imbecility, we are predated by other humans, they are called ad men or Lions, your choice, they are top of the food chain.. lol...

[simenyasikhulu]

4 pipl dont have ears

[classix313]

Awesome! The only thing needs to change is the title...thats a man playing.

[12MonkeyArmy]

This is better than eruption

[SiCF1ST]

I feel bad for the guy behind him.. Who has probably heard this tune about 100 times by now..

[WorldOfSkateTV]

LIKE A BOSS

[Fe24fe1987]

She is awsome

[kastor159]

But that's a guy !

[TheSandwichyum]

that looks like FUN!

[OneWhoInterprets]

Easy

Medium

Hard

Expert

Hardcore

Extreme

Chuck Norris

Asian

AFRICAN!!!!! woot :D

[turnbacktime]

@OneWhoInterprets lmfao

[NeoBrotherMC]

awesome! :x

[TEAMxEPICxSPACE]

lol look how she plys wile looking for off lol as if shes not lol

[margo667]

What a boss.

[IWishIWasFinnish]

It IS a woman goddamnit, ronnie is the guy in the green hat behind her, watch the other videos, its clearly him in the back

[MarkCridland]

@IWishIWasFinnish

Nope, it's a man. Search youtube for botswana ronnie happy new year 2011 and you'll see (as HE has no top on)

[hldemi]

Yeah , woman cant play like this :D

[AddyG22]

Ronnie is awesome..! I love this! Keep it up Ronnie!

[meoshewu]

Wow she had that thing speaking a different language, awesome.

[thiagokronig]

organic

[Rogueinarea]

HAHAHA DUDE THAT'S SICK!!!!!! XD

[monhos]

shitty crowd :DDD

[3lzamir]

NIIIICE!!!!

[t6yz]

this is wowwww

[dezoveelstemarc]

is he what they call an autodidact? hehe I like his technique

[ritaivy2]

Beautiful in every way :)



[Malikon1]

Love the people feigning outrage while the title says "woman."

[marianamaura1]

Great., his perfomance is great...but with blue "pañoleta" around his head, he does look like a female...

[neofederalist]

This is not non-traditional. It is the same technique as steel guitar and is

common in several forms of music.

[elvispresleyglance]

She got soul.

[ThisIsMrNeil]

I'd buy his album.

[MrCautatorul]

suuuuupeeeeerr!!!!

[allmusicpro]

great



[maisiediana]

i thought i was good.......

[MarkHarmer]

Fantastic!

[adobeigloo]

Looks like she is actually a he. Ronnie.

[armanpour335]

Awesome

[ShrCanIt]

Балалайка desu!

[jocixssxD]

3 strings O_O

[theurbanolive]

The "she" you're all talking about is a guy... Just saying.

[ninjakapu]

WOW!

[aluga1234]

SUPER !

[McCatch42]

Give Ronnie a 'Quad-neck' and I reckon he'd give Michael Angelo Batio a run for his money!

[32kirayamato]

She needs a new guitar to play with :O

[spacewolf3]

I like the style and I like the smile :)

[NormanFitzNicely]

Check out the original posting from Bokete7 in January 2010. The tune is called Happy New Year, and Ronnie is from Botswana. He has several other tunes on the Bokete7 channel, some in conventional playing style. But only 4 strings.

And why isn't the guy behind dancing? Must be deaf!

[amiekim]

Why didn't the person who posted this video bother to give the woman a name... or even a country. Just "African woman"?

[Nickytran43]

look, he is a guy :))

[da1698]

Well raise my rent!!

[ieatlotsofbunnies]

*cough* HIS NAME IS RONNIE *cough* HES A DUDE. LOOK UP HIS VIDS

[baddave83]

wonder what fkin tuning she's using...

[qnafartari]

Wow! play that music sista! unique & innovative...from the soul of her

[JamBucker]

Is a MAN !! not a woman, asshole !

[juuttuuppi]

Looks like a woman...but search "Botswana Ronnie" and see the videos. They claim that he is a man...

[lucidzirkus]

@juuttuuppi this is beautiful and all you can discuss is whether it's a man or a woman?

[juuttuuppi]

@lucidzirkus I definitely agree that his playing is beautiful. Still it is embarrassing to call a man woman. I repeat, just search "Botswana Ronnie" and see the videos where he is playing.

[TheVideoMixxer]

@juuttuuppi I thought the man in the Background is Botswana?

[moomy1982]

@juuttuuppi You may be right, but women don't traditionally wear a doek.

[juuttuuppi]

@moomy1982 He is playing without shirt on 'Botswana Music Guitar - Ronnie - "Happy New Year 2011"' video. No boobies - at all. See YouTube video: ... /watch?v=ZMsA_1YA82w

[socutegeng]

oh my god!!!! she is amazing (:

[x30n0n]

they should put this song on spongebob haha its tight

[ConcentratedEpic]

shes amazing, shes the best guitar player i've ever seen. and her music is so relaxing, and i feel i can relate to this music

[guitarriff1988]

HOLY SHIT.....I.I'm speechless, this chick is better then Eddie van halen and he's 1 of the greatest guitar player ever.Look at her hand technique,I've never seen any thing like this.She fucking amazing....I'm on the quest to find this women to give me lessons.

[HoangSkid]

God bless you

[hashflower242]

"I have a dream. That...my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I admire her.

[quangninh123]

amazing, good luck for her

[surfspynx]

ah She is great! I wish they had credited her with her name at least though...

[rachelst22]

ay yo she COLD

[trumpetboy360]

wow i bet id enjoy this more if shed take 5 min to put a lil makeup on...#imjustsayin

[thevelocityoflove]

Yeah this title is pretty lame. This is awesome.

[melanieenmats]

@thevelocityoflove what and take the soul out of her music so she can make thrash like all the little corporate justin bieber stars? ffs

[melanieenmats]

@thevelocityoflove what and take the soul out of her music so she can make thrash like all the little corporate justin bieber stars? ffs you don't know what beauty is.

[thevelocityoflove]

@melanieenmats what are you even talking about?

[musicmaven6]

@melanieenmats sickening comment

[dbaing]

whoever the son of a bitch is that titled this video as they did should be fucking shot

[LadyJade247]

YOUR TITLE IS INAPPROPRIATE AND YOU SHOULD BE REPORTED! SHE IS NOT RETARDED YOU ARE!!!

[suzanfts]

Why does the R word have to be here? Man, woman, whatever....they play well and uniquely...why call them Retarded....my son with down syndrome and his friends all hate that word as much as the N word!!!!!

[only1realmackenzie]

LOL! This is a MAN! HIS name is Ronnie and this is just one of HIS videos. It's in the side bar for goodness sakes. Context clues people. Then you don't make a ass out of yourself. Way to go smart guys!

[JAD00DSKI]

@only1realmackenzie lol that isn't a man, it's a woman playing. Ronnie is the GUY in the back, so, whose the smart guy now? I guess it's more embarassing to be called a woman, then a man, then everyone feel stupid and realize it is a woman....

[MrPaulETek]

she's a PINP ! at least that's what her guitar says.

[DspiceOvLyf]

She gives finger roll a new meaning...lol.. damn good.. go gurl!

[bigrawbio]

"Slightly" non-traditional.

[Dongle1124]

Someone get the man an A string!! This video is why I love music

[samanoske00]

sometimes humans can really make you love the world

[citizenihilist]

This is a guy and his name is Ronnie Guitar Botswana

[thenamesbanana]

Get in the recording studio, woman! I'd buy your album!

[samisyosam]

Some of the most interesting music comes out of Botswana.

[mimi42428]

THis isnt new people lol.i am african and this is fairly normal.beautifull.i love it :-)

Makes me so proud of my continent and all the talent that most people in the west havent had the opportunity to discover.google it people.you would be amazed at the talent and depth that africa possesses :-)

[soap8ox]

This is not a WOMAN!!!! For gods sake, he doesnt even look like a woman! Search Ronnie Guitar Botswana and the go and apologise for thinking he was cockless : P

Ronnie is a legend!! Go Botswana!

[irateofwatford]

It might be worth changing the title to this video. If Ronnie ever got wind of it he mightn't be very amused.

[irateofwatford]

It looks so effortless! The lady's technique reminds me of some of the zither playing I've seen in various contexts. Wonderful performer, though.

[Thumpmobile]

I think the guy behind her has heard it too many times

[mongrelways]

Did anyone think to as her name?

[meancreek]

..and my guitar instructor yells at me if I have my thumb too high up on the neck when I'm playing, even though I still make the chords correctly.

[PeterMWeller]

@meancreek If your guitar instructor yells at you for playing it wrong get a new instructor, there is no right or wrong way to play it.

[seannyl]

@meancreek I've met teachers like that as well, but when I sat up front watching Pat Metheny play, he (at times) hangs his thumb over the fretboard. If Pat can do it, so can you.

[nabilovich01]

This is f***in' AMAZING  . It reminds us that music is the only thing that goes over poverty, racism ,ignorance , illiteracy and other problems that are infecting our world ...

GOD BLESS MUSIC !

[fluffdoyde]

This is awesome...plain and simple. I'll bet that guitar cost all of $10, and I'd guess she's never had a minute of formal music instruction in her life. Goes to show you that you that you don't need an expensive instrument or years of lessons in order to make great music...it's in her SOUL!!!

[Serie312]

Hand Roll FTW!

[Fivestargggggg]

you so got to teach me how to play that good.

[TheKidNS]

That negga in the back ground is sipping rose*****

[SrtaLunita13]

aaaawww yeaahh!

[chrisoto5]

She's so beatifull! i really love her !

[prjff]

Impresionate!!! Saludos desde VENEZUELA.......

[whalumenia]

JUST, WOW!!!

[TheNoah7307]

That's my mom Jk haha

[PetrSilie]

Momma Hendrix?

[ARIDORDUBSTEP]

Thoughts of guy next to her: God this is the tenth time she has played this today...she should stop already...ahh well the hand roll thing is pretty cool...wait how the hell did she do that?

[MrMonkiboi17]

as amazing as this is, the song gets really annoying really fast

[K4lamazu]

totally August Rush talent :) I love it

[jgabrielgk]

Interesting....while this woman's might well be using her talent go get some tips, the tramp sitting behind her is drinking something that definitely had been paid with the very same tips.....sad but truuuuuuue !

[opticannon]

@jgabrielgk what? hes sipping on a beer. you know you dont have to project your cynicism into everything you know. cant say something possitive huh?

[jgabrielgk]

@opticannon

sorry dude this Africa. This is the way that place works!!! Not being negative, just realistic.....sorry whether that hurts you!

bjusmeliga

[quintan007]

I like and the guy in the back really does look stoned if not he's on something lol

[FARRANGOLA]

wow! i love it! ;)

[meancreek]

why doesnt someone like this get signed??

[dark00night]

AWESOMMMMMEEEE.....

HATS OFF TO HER... SHE'S A TRUE MUSICIAN... \m/

[filthyphil66]

people in other countries have talent im not guna say a gift from god kuz it aint real

[Kirwina]

excellente

[rcvideos4life]

Santana eh want nothing with that woman. She good like that!!!!!

[GreeVen]

The guy on the right is sooo stoooned.

[olesea31]

Thats crazy!!! I love it! what an amazing talent!

[jlote88]

its a dude btw

[Not2008Me]

@jlote88 YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT SOMEONE NEEDS TO CORRECT THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A MAN YOU CAN SEE FOOTAGE OF HIM PLAYING IN HIS BAND IN OTHER VIDEOS LOL. IT'S A MAN PPL! GREAT PLAYING THOUGH.

[SILENTMAUINAKA1]

jus like August rush movie natural talent

[toofar2real]

Looks like she just picked up a guitar and taught her self how to play..genius

[noughtimus]

@toofar2real

The so called "Guitar" have only 3 strings........

[MaceMuzik]

theres no reason to dislike this video!

[melancton]

The rest of the world has been playing guitar all wrong.

[Raelsatu]

This almost brought a tear to my eye. Seeing something like this.. Just because one of us was born in a different country, doesn't mean we're not the same, doesn't mean we don't all have dreams, doesn't mean we don't ALL long to be happy. So for this woman and her friend, and for every other person in the world fighting for freedom; those striving to live their life peacefully whichever way they like out of the grasp of oppression---to escape. I love each and every one of you!

OneLove

[dfalein]

@Raelsatu you speak words of wisdom, one love indeed.

[ImJustSaying101]

Wow 100 likes. Imma make it 101

[DW1014]

wow that was cool

[inkwellpro]

Wow, I've never seen anyone play like that! She looks so relaxed and natural!

[Ungulani]

Terrific!

[reaperdeadlikeme]

@ed862

yea true talent is hanna montana, justin bieber, and selena gomez.

HA! just kidding they suck

[casper123]

Amazing!!

[Vagabondjonez]

Incredible

[jellitunes]

Gorgeous!

[BrandonRice]

You go girl!

[yoursadam]

awesome

[Eik00000r]

wie sie spielt lol

[ChristianVermaak]

plucky!

[nanahhhh]

amazing

[willypuchner]

Wonderful!!!

[Gazonkie]

obligatory bieber mention in the comments section

[1oo1oo1oo]

This aint a woman, gopro25, if you're gonna hitch a ride off someone else's vids, at least get the basic facts right.

[Kaffeejoghurt]

@ed862

what a sad world to live in, when somebody like you, that's probably not even got real talent on his own, can't appreciate something so special with a positive comment, but has to critcize it right away....

[ed862]

@Kaffeejoghurt lol whatever, its people like you with no talent that think stuff like this is special

it is ok, but not amazing... at all

[Invicta60]

That is stunning playing, totally addictive to listen to!

[onetime47]

hey ed862....i'd like to see you play better! this is REAL talent.

[logoogle1]

that guy in the background seem all pissed off, kinda like he wishes he could be that badass but knows deep in his sole he will never make it.....that or he is bored

[Koolkeithmathew]

@logoogle1 ..or maybe he's pissed because he's piss poor and is going to eat a fish head for dinner, or nothing at all; that and he's probably heard this song a few hundred times and he doesn't really care. And he's probably out of weed too.

[logoogle1]

@Koolkeithmathew you know what? i think your on to something there mate =P

[lydiackk]

She's soooooooooo amazing! I can't help swinging with it.

[fcuque]

It's not a woman.