Yana Mulyana, a guitarist with physical retardation, amazed and inspired many people. Yana Mulyana is a man born in Tanjungsari, Sumedang, Indonesia. He has great guitar playing skills despite the physical limitations that make it impossible to play the guitar properly.
But the physical limitations that can be overcome by Yana. Using his left thumb, he plays guitar notes without missed the notes. While his left hand strumming the guitar strings. Yana's ability to play guitar beyond normal people. He studied guitar self-taught since he was 12 years old.
One of Yana's guitar performance that became viral was Brother, the song of one of the world's famous guitarists, Yngwie Malmsteen. Not only Indonesian musicians appreciate Yana's performance, but also Yngwie. Shortly after Yana's guitar was uploaded to YouTube five years ago, Yngwie commented and appreciated Yana through her Facebook account.
Not long ago, metal music site Metal Injection also discuss about Yana Mulyana. The site extends photos and videos of Yana while playing Brother. Under the photo, Metal Injection gave the caption, “Physically Impared Guitarist Crushes YNGWIE MALMSTEEN’s “Brothers” With Just His Thumb. Wow. Check out the above footage of Mulyana ripping through Yngwie Malmsteen's "Brothers" with literally just his thumb like it's absolutely nothing and try not to let your jaw hit the floor too hard”. Here;s the video when Yana playing Brother song :
Previously, Guitar World also discussed Yana action. Guitar World also features photos, videos, and short articles titled "Guitarist Yana Mulyana Plays Yngwie Malmsteen's 'Brothers'".
Here's the another Yana performance in Indonesian local TV channel :