ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Naturally 7 - A capella ensemble
The group Naturally 7 practices vocal play -- the art of using the human voice to mimic instruments. It's as if a beatboxing troupe decided they could "-box" a whole orchestra: flute, horns, drums, guitar -- building a vocal wall of sound.

Why you should listen

The men of Naturally 7 can sing like a dream. But what you might not expect from this vocal group is what else they do -- their voices contain multitudes of instruments, from a glorious trumpet to a full drum kit (with a side of turntables). They call it "vocal play" -- the art of creating instrumental music with the human voice. It's an evolutionary step beyond beatboxing, which is a solo pursuit -- these seven musicians are a tight orchestra.

Naturally 7's sonic range is clear even by reading the member lineup: Roger "N'glish" Thomas is a baritone and rapper; Rod Eldridge handles tenor, trumpet and scratching; Warren Thomas brings percussion, guitar and a third tenor. Baritone Dwight Stewart; tenors Jamal Reed and Garfield Buckley (who also plays harmonica); and bass Armand Hutton round out the group.

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Naturally 7: A full-band beatbox

Naturally 7 creează o întreagă formaţie prin beatbox

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Grupul unicat de R&B Naturally 7 creează prin beatbox instrumente cât pentru o orchestră, pentru a-şi cânta single-ul "Fly Baby".
- A capella ensemble
The group Naturally 7 practices vocal play -- the art of using the human voice to mimic instruments. It's as if a beatboxing troupe decided they could "-box" a whole orchestra: flute, horns, drums, guitar -- building a vocal wall of sound. Full bio

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♫ I think I'm readygata to do my thing ♫
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♫ Cred că sunt gata să fac asta ♫
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♫ I think I'm readygata to take my chancesșansele
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♫ Cred că sunt gata să risc ♫
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♫ I've been diningde luat masa out and all stresseda subliniat out ♫
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♫ Am cinat în oraş şi stresat ♫
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DueDatorate to the circumstancesîmprejurări. See? ♫
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♫ Din cauza circumstanţelor. Vezi? ♫
01:32
♫ I gottaTrebuie să get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫ Trebuie să mă ridic, să mă ridic, să mă ridic, să mă ridic ♫
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WakeTrezi up, waketrezi up, waketrezi up, waketrezi up ♫
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♫ Să mă trezesc, să mă trezesc, să mă trezesc ♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're sayingzicală
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♫ Înțeleg ce spui ♫
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♫ We senttrimis a demodemo to the worldlume, they said it soundssunete like Take 6 ♫
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♫ Am trimis un demo în lume, au spus că sună ca Take 6 ♫
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♫ I said "HoldŢineţi on, wait a minuteminut, I'll be back with the remixremix" ♫
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♫ Am spus "Stai puţin, așteaptă un minut, mă întorc cu un remix" ♫
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♫ They looking at us funnyamuzant, we can't make any moneybani
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♫ S-au uitat ciudat la noi, nu putem face bani ♫
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♫ It tooka luat us yearsani to figurefigura out that we was dealingcare se ocupă with dummiesmanechine
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♫ Ne-a luat ani să ne dăm seama, că aveam de-a face cu proşti ♫
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♫ They didn't understanda intelege the soundsunet from the BronxBronx, that's the boogieboogie down ♫
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♫ N-au înţeles sunetul din Bronx, ăsta-i boogie down ♫
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♫ to HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaAlabama, there's no circlescerc in my plannerPlanificator, so ♫
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♫ în Huntsville, Alabama, nu sunt cercuri în organizatorul meu, deci ♫
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♫ It was time to make the productprodus, so we hookedcoroiat up with TownsendTownsend
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♫ Era timpul să fac produsul, deci ne-am întâlnit cu Townsend ♫
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♫ Ne-am înţeles cu John Neal, pe drum am vândut zece mii ♫
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WBAWBA, that meansmijloace a tripexcursie to NashvilleNashville
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♫ WBA, asta înseamnă un drum la Nashville ♫
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♫ Festplatte a apărut şi-a zis că băieţii sunt talente naturale ♫
02:10
♫ Can you hearauzi what they were hearingauz? See what they were seeingvedere? ♫
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♫ Auzi ce-auzim noi? Vezi ce vedem noi? ♫
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♫ From BronxBronx to BerlinBerlin, we tooka luat the tourtur EuropeanEuropene
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♫ Din Bronx în Berlin, am făcut turul european ♫
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♫ All vocalvocale yeah, we widitwidit, call the albumalbum "What is it?" ♫
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♫ Totul vocal, dap, am făcut-o, numit albumul "Ce este?" ♫
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♫ With SarahSarah ConnorOana, seta stabilit the goalpoartă for numbernumăr one and we hitlovit it ♫
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♫ Cu Sarah Connor, am fixat ţelul pentru numărul unu şi l-am atins ♫
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♫ But now it's KevKev, SimSIM, DrewDrew, StewTocană, time for a newnou day ♫
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♫ Dar acum e Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, timpul pentru o nouă zi ♫
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RingInel the alarmalarma, hitlovit 'em„em on SkypeSkype or a two-wayambele sensuri
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♫ Sunaţi alarma, loviţi-i pe Skype sau în două feluri ♫
02:25
SungCântate by the wordscuvinte, we readygata to flya zbura! ♫
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♫ Cântaţi de cuvinte, suntem gata să zburăm! ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! Time to leavepărăsi that nestcuib
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♫ Zboară puiule! Timpul să părăseşti cuibul ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! This ain'tnu este no time to restodihnă
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♫ Zboară puiule! Nu-i timp de odihnă ♫
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♫ Come on flya zbura babybebelus, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Hai zboară puiule, avem o treabă de făcut ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadrăspândire my wingsaripi and ... ♫
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♫ Aici mergem, îmi întind aripile şi... ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! Time to leavepărăsi that nestcuib
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♫ Zboară puiule! Timpul să părăseşti cuibul ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! This ain'tnu este no time to restodihnă. Come on ♫
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♫ Zboară puiule! Nu-i timp de odihnă. Hai ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Zboară puiule! Avem treabă de făcut ♫
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♫ Here we go. SpreadRăspândirea my wingsaripi and flya zbura. One more time ♫
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♫ Gata. Îmi întind aripile şi zbor. Încă odată ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! Time to leavepărăsi that nestcuib
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♫ Zboară puiule! Timpul să părăseşti cuibul ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! This ain'tnu este no time to restodihnă
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♫ Zboară puiule! Ăsta nu-i timp de odihnă ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Zboară puiule! Avem treabă de făcut ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadrăspândire my wingsaripi and ... ♫
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♫ Gata, îmi întind aripile şi... ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! FlyZbura babybebelus flya zbura
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♫ Zboară puiule! Zboară puiule zboară ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! FlyZbura babybebelus highînalt
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♫ Zboară puiule! Zboară puiule sus ♫
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FlyZbura babybebelus! Up to the skycer
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♫ Zboară puiule! Până la cer ♫
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SpreadRăspândirea my wingsaripi and flya zbura
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♫ Îmi întind aripile şi zbor ♫
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InstrumentalInstrumental!
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Instrumental!
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♫ We're readygata to flya zbura! ♫
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♫ Suntem gata să zburăm! ♫
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03:45
Thank you very much.
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Vă mulţumesc foarte mult.
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(Aplauze)
Translated by Brandusa Gheorghe
Reviewed by Magda Marcu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Naturally 7 - A capella ensemble
The group Naturally 7 practices vocal play -- the art of using the human voice to mimic instruments. It's as if a beatboxing troupe decided they could "-box" a whole orchestra: flute, horns, drums, guitar -- building a vocal wall of sound.

Why you should listen

The men of Naturally 7 can sing like a dream. But what you might not expect from this vocal group is what else they do -- their voices contain multitudes of instruments, from a glorious trumpet to a full drum kit (with a side of turntables). They call it "vocal play" -- the art of creating instrumental music with the human voice. It's an evolutionary step beyond beatboxing, which is a solo pursuit -- these seven musicians are a tight orchestra.

Naturally 7's sonic range is clear even by reading the member lineup: Roger "N'glish" Thomas is a baritone and rapper; Rod Eldridge handles tenor, trumpet and scratching; Warren Thomas brings percussion, guitar and a third tenor. Baritone Dwight Stewart; tenors Jamal Reed and Garfield Buckley (who also plays harmonica); and bass Armand Hutton round out the group.

More profile about the speaker
Naturally 7 | Speaker | TED.com