Dueling Banjarabia

[cpclmbass]

Amazing! God bless you ( or Allah ) if you prefer.

[speaker3600]

LOL

[mattchat11]

so amazing!

[analogWeapon]

this is an amusing and interesting performance, but the two styles aren't really as incompatible as some might believe. perhaps that is part of what he's trying to relay. with a little joke of sorts.

[maryisthebestever]

hahahaha does this dude tour

[Thrsanappforthat]

i like how he suddenly breaks into the snake charmer and i know this guy personally hes amazing and my mom was part of the deli gang

[TheKLABOOM]

i like how he breaks inot that song that everyone knows but doesn't know the name of

[Thrsanappforthat]

@TheKLABOOM its the snake charmer

[Hurwizzle]

@TheKLABOOM You mean "Dueling Banjos?"

[Ladygem2112]

this man just might bring world peace. i'm a dreamer. fan him-- he has a page!

btw I shared this with someone to make certain no one would be offended. Seriously.

[knarfage]

Whoever said the mocking of cultures get a f-ing spine. It's comedy for Christ's sake. Maybe YOUR culture should develop some you bastards are always so uptight. Relax and laugh. This guy is funny as a keebler elf being demoted to fudgepacker in the cookie department

[cambuddym]

that is so boss

[tohlgren]

It's called a MIDI !!

[musicbruise]

this is hilarious, I love this guy, rofl

[AKMalkavian897]

i love this guy how you made the sound of a sitar on a regular guitar is beyond me thats what makes him so awsome

[CheesyBerger]

he had a pedal that changes how the sound is output, like for effects like distortion

[chconrad714]

I met Mike in Vegas and the only thing he has on the floor is a microphone wrapped in a towel that he taps with his foot for the beat. He gets the tinny sound of a sitar by playing close to the bridge. I do it all the time.

[CheesyBerger]

omg that's even better :D

[rimandojr214]

its not a pedal, he just played ponticello

[kainthornn]

Pick very close to the saddles and use a wide fast vibrato

[tcluff6]

@AKMalkavian897 There is a way to make your guitar sound like a sitar with a paper clip. although he switches back and forth so idk how he does it, but if you want that noise, just look it up on youtube. you can also make a cool church bell sound with a pick on an electric.

[702metal]

dammit i just fell outta my chair laughin so hard!! hahaha. im definitely goin to see this show in vegas (amazed)

[redheadedling]

I don't think he's mocking two different cultures. Dude is a musician and the musical structure used in Saudi Arabia is completely different from what we use in America. I found it funny more from his melding of two totally different musical styles that somehow work well together. Its awesome.

[SexxiRabbit07]

LOL Love it!!!!!

[maxsmodels]

That dude has TALENT. Not only the cool guitar picking but the comedic concept. Too cool!

[tribalwind]

that was great mike!

i'm going to have to try something like this with my flute act, ha!

[Lulubell1295]

hahahaha

[darrenandrita]

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[august6teen]

heard this on walton and johnson radio! very funny and original

[magandajane]

With regards to the "degrading" comments. Check out this guy's other clips. He also does Dr. Seuss/Led Zeppellin. I find it offensive that he can make fun of someone medically trained. : P

[Kwarner722]

It's merely a comedic contrast of musical style - If you think it's degrading - congratulations you've been successfully brainwashed by the PC idiots into turning off your brain.

[Wulfiebaby]

He's a talented guitarist.

It's not super-degrading, but it definitely rests on the premise that anything Arabs do is subject to ridicule.

And it falls into the comedic category of "wouldn't it be funny if X did something we don't consider normal for X," which is one step from Rob-Schneider-ville.

[BloodofPatriots]

Everything arabs do SHOULD be subject to ridicule.

[cbiltcliffe]

You're just too touchy.

It's not based on ridiculing anything. It's based on taking two radically different cultures, melding the two together and seeing what happens.

And it just happens to be funny.

Stop looking for things to be offended by.

[Wulfiebaby]

Are you kidding me, man? I clearly said it's not all that degrading. I never said I took offense to it. I pointed out what the premise was, and how it was more lame than anything else.

Did you even read the post before replying? Did you see the racist asshole who replied to me first? How about giving him some of your advice.

Rickdiculous.

[cbiltcliffe]

I didn't reply to the racist asshole because he's not worth wasting time on.

You said "it definitely rests on the premise that anything Arabs do is subject to ridicule."

I disagree. I don't think there is any premise of ridiculing anyone.

And "not all that degrading" is significantly different from "not degrading."

Maybe I read more into it than you meant, but that's how it came across.

[bake124]

How is playing a different culture's music degrading?

[Knickknack08]

I don't really think this is particularly degrading or particularly funny, I think it sounds awesome. :D

[brifla]

It's Mike Rayburn. He's more talented than he shows here.  I saw him live and he's hillarious!

[greengawin]

Come on man...get a sense of humor...he does it with alot of different genres. Heavy metal and country...etc...I saw him live and he is incredible. You have to admit though he kind of nailed it.

[greengawin]

you must know this guy.......you came on here just for him

[skilladunge]

Degrading?.. Brothah please!.. cmon hes awsome..

[ferbicus]

I don't know if you noticed, but most comedy is degrading in some way shape or form... And that is why it's so funny... Get a sense of humor, instead of pointing out how politically incorrect the song is, just take it for what it is, a very funny, very good comedy piece...

[Fuzz0Lord]

I'm Saudi Arabian and I don't find this degrading in anyway.

He is just playing a minor scale called the middle eastern scale.