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 bítboxuje za celú skupinu

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Jedinečná R&B skupina Naturally 7 predvedie svoj singel "Leť zlato", s rytmom hodným celého orchestra.
- 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 readypripravený to do my thing ♫
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♫ Myslím, že som pripravený urobiť čo mám ♫
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♫ I think I'm readypripravený to take my chancesšanca
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♫ Myslím že som pripravený chopiť sa šance ♫
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♫ I've been diningstolovanie out and all stressedzdôraznil out ♫
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♫ Jedol som celý vystresovaný ♫
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DueSplatnosti to the circumstancesokolnosti. See? ♫
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♫ kvôli okolnostiam. Vidíš? ♫
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♫ I gottamusí get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫ Musím vstať ♫
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WakePrebudiť up, wakeprebudiť up, wakeprebudiť up, wakeprebudiť up ♫
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♫ Zobudiť sa ♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're sayingpríslovie
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♫ Chápem, čo hovoríš ♫
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♫ We sentodoslané a demodemo to the worldsvet, they said it soundszvuky like Take 6 ♫
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♫ Poslali sme do sveta demo - povedali, že znieme ako Take 6 ♫
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♫ I said "HoldPodržte on, wait a minuteminúta, I'll be back with the remixremix" ♫
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♫ Vravím "Počkajte, vydržte minútku, vrátim sa späť s remixom" ♫
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♫ They looking at us funnysmiešny, we can't make any moneypeniaze
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♫ Pozreli na nás divne, vraj nemôžeme zarobiť peniaze ♫
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♫ It tookzobral us yearsleta to figurefigúra out that we was dealingrokovania with dummiesfiguríny
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♫ Trvalo nám roky zistiť, že sme jednali s hlupákmi ♫
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♫ They didn't understandrozumieť the soundznieť from the BronxBronx, that's the boogieboogie down ♫
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♫ Nerozumeli zvuku Bronxu, to je boogie ♫
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♫ to HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaAlabama, there's no circleskruhy in my plannerPlánovač, so ♫
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♫ k Huntsvillu, Alabame, v mojom pláne nie je krúžiť namieste ♫
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♫ It was time to make the productvýrobok, so we hookedzahnutý up with TownsendTownsend
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♫ Bolo na čase niečo vytvoriť, tak sme pripojili Townsend ♫
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MadeVyrobené a dealobchod with JohnJohn NealNeal, on the roadcestné soldpredávané tendesať thousandtisíc
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♫ Spravili sme dohodu s Johnom Nealom a cestou predali tisíce ♫
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WBAWBA, that meansprostriedky a tripvýlet to NashvilleNashville
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♫ WBA, to znamená výlet do Nashvillu ♫
02:07
FestplatteFestplatte showedukázal up and said them boyschlapci are naturalsNaturals
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♫ Festplatte sa ukázal a povedal, že sme prirodzení ♫
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♫ Can you hearpočuť what they were hearingsluch? See what they were seeingvidenie? ♫
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♫ Počujete, čo počuli oni? Vidíte, čo videli? ♫
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♫ From BronxBronx to BerlinBerlín, we tookzobral the tourprehliadka EuropeanEurópska
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♫ Z Bronxu do Berlína, európske turné ♫
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♫ All vocalvokálne yeah, we widitwidit, call the albumalbum "What is it?" ♫
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♫ Všetko len hlas, album nazveme "Čo je to?"♫
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♫ With SarahSarah ConnorConnor, setsada the goalcieľ for numberčíslo one and we hithit it ♫
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♫ So Sarou Connor, chceli sme byť prví a aj sme ♫
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♫ But now it's KevKeV, SimSIM, DrewDrew, StewDusené mäso, time for a newNový day ♫
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♫ Teraz je to Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, čas na nový deň ♫
02:22
RingKrúžok the alarmpoplach, hithit 'em, em on SkypeSkype or a two-wayobojsmerný
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♫ Spustite alarm, nájdite ich na Skype alebo vzájomne ♫
02:25
SungSpievajú by the wordsslová, we readypripravený to flylietať! ♫
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♫ Spievajúc slová, sme pripravený lietať! ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! Time to leavezanechať that nesthniezdo
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♫ Leť zlatko! Je čas opustiť hniezdo ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! This ain'tnie je no time to restzvyšok
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♫ Leť zlatko! Už neostáva čas ♫
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♫ Come on flylietať babydieťa, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Tak poď, leť zlatko, máme niečo na práci ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadnátierka my wingskrídla and ... ♫
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♫ Ideme na to, rozprestrieť krídla a... ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! Time to leavezanechať that nesthniezdo
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♫ Leť zlato! Je čas opustiť hniezdo ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! This ain'tnie je no time to restzvyšok. Come on ♫
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♫ Leť zlato! Neostáva čas. Tak poď ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Leť zlato! Máme veľa na práci ♫
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♫ Here we go. SpreadŠírenie my wingskrídla and flylietať. One more time ♫
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♫ Ideme na to. Rozprestrieť krídla a letieť. Ešte raz ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! Time to leavezanechať that nesthniezdo
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♫ Leť zlato! Je čas opustiť hniezdo ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! This ain'tnie je no time to restzvyšok
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♫ Leť zlato! Niet času nazvyš ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Leť zlato! Máme niečo na práci ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadnátierka my wingskrídla and ... ♫
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♫ Ideme na to, rozprestrieť krídla a ... ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! FlyLietať babydieťa flylietať
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♫ Leť zlato, vzlietni ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! FlyLietať babydieťa highvysoký
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♫ Leť zlato, leť vysoko ♫
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FlyLietať babydieťa! Up to the skyneba
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♫ Leť zlato! Až k nebesám ♫
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SpreadŠírenie my wingskrídla and flylietať
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♫ Rozprestrieť krídla a letieť ♫
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InstrumentalInštrumentálne!
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Inštrumentálka!
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♫ We're readypripravený to flylietať! ♫
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♫ Sme pripravení lietať ♫
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03:45
Thank you very much.
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Ďakujeme veľmi pekne.
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(ApplausePotlesk)
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Translated by Michaela Rožňavská
Reviewed by Matej Sykora

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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