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 beatboxar ett helt band.

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Den unika R&B-gruppen Naturally 7 beatboxar som en hel orkester för att svänga till deras sköna singel, "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 readyredo to do my thing ♫
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♫ Jag tror jag är redo att göra min grej♫
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♫ I think I'm readyredo to take my chanceschanser
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♫Jag tror jag är redo att ta en risk♫
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♫ I've been diningäta out and all stressedbetonade out ♫
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♫Jag har ätit ute och är sönderstressad♫
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DuePå grund av to the circumstancesomständigheter. See? ♫
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♫Av omständigheterna. Förstår du?♫
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♫ I gottamåste get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫Jag måste resa mig, resa mig, resa mig, resa mig♫
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WakeVakna up, wakevakna up, wakevakna up, wakevakna up ♫
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♫Vakna, vakna, vakna, vakna♫
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♫ I see what you're sayingsäger
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♫Jag hör vad du säger♫
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♫ We sentskickat a demodemo to the worldvärld, they said it soundsljud like Take 6 ♫
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♫Vi gav en demo till världen, de sa att vi lät som Take 6♫
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♫ I said "HoldHåll on, wait a minuteminut, I'll be back with the remixremix" ♫
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♫Jag sa: "Vänta, bara en minut, jag kommer tillbaka med remixen"♫
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♫ They looking at us funnyrolig, we can't make any moneypengar
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♫De tittar konstigt på oss, vi kan inte tjäna några pengar♫
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♫ It tooktog us yearsår to figurefigur out that we was dealingsom handlar om with dummiesdummies
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♫Det tog oss år att förstå, att vi jobbade med dumskallar♫
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♫ They didn't understandförstå the soundljud from the BronxBronx, that's the boogieboogie down ♫
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♫De förstår inte musiken från Bronx, det är "the boogie down"♫
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♫ to HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaAlabama, there's no circlescirklar in my plannerplanerare, so ♫
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♫till Huntsville, Alabama, inget uppmärkt i min kalender, därför♫
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♫ It was time to make the productprodukt, so we hookedfastnat up with TownsendTownsend
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♫Det var dax att skapa produkten, så vi mötte upp med Townsend♫©
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MadeGjorde a dealhandla with JohnJohn NealNeal, on the roadväg soldsåld tentio thousandtusen
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♫Överens med John Neal, sålde 10 000 på turné♫
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WBAWBA, that meansbetyder a tripresa to NashvilleNashville
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♫ WBA, det blir en resa till Nashville♫
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FestplatteFestplatte showedvisade up and said them boyspojkar are naturalsNaturals
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♫Festplatte dök upp och sa att de grabbarna gjorda för det♫
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♫ Can you hearhöra what they were hearinghörsel? See what they were seeingseende? ♫
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♫Hör ni vad de hör? Ser ni vad de ser?♫
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♫ From BronxBronx to BerlinBerlin, we tooktog the tourtur EuropeanEuropeiska
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♫Från Bronx till Berlin, vi gjorde Europaturnéen♫
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♫ All vocalVocal yeah, we widitwidit, call the albumalbum "What is it?" ♫
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♫Endast rösten, vi gjorde det, kalla albumet "What is it?"♫
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♫ With SarahSarah ConnorConnor, setuppsättning the goalmål for numbersiffra one and we hitträffa it ♫
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♫Med Sarah Connor, satte målet för nummer ett och träffa♫
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♫ But now it's KevKEV, SimSIM-kort, DrewDrew, StewGryta, time for a newny day ♫
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♫Men nu är det Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, dax för en ny dag♫
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RingRing the alarmlarm, hitträffa 'em'em on SkypeSkype or a two-waytvåvägs
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♫Starta larmet, träffas på Skype eller två-å-två♫
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SungSjungit by the wordsord, we readyredo to flyflyga! ♫
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♫Sjunger enligt orden, vi är redo för att flyga♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! Time to leavelämna that nestbo
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♫Flyg baby! Dax att lämna boet♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! This ain'tär inte no time to restresten
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♫ Flyg baby, ingen tid att vila♫
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♫ Come on flyflyga babybebis, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Kom igen flyg baby, vi har jobb att göra ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadspridning my wingsvingar and ... ♫
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♫Nu kör vi, sprider vingarna och ...♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! Time to leavelämna that nestbo
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♫Flyg baby! Dax att lämna boet ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! This ain'tär inte no time to restresten. Come on ♫
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♫ Flyg baby! Detta är ingen tid att vila. Kom igen ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Flyg baby! Vi har jobb att göra ♫
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♫ Here we go. SpreadSpridning my wingsvingar and flyflyga. One more time ♫
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♫ Nu kör vi. Sprider vingarna och flyger. En gång till ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! Time to leavelämna that nestbo
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♫Flyg baby! Dax att lämna boet ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! This ain'tär inte no time to restresten
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♫ Flyg baby! Detta är ingen tid att vila. ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Flyg baby! Vi har jobb att göra ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadspridning my wingsvingar and ... ♫
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♫Nu kör vi, sprider vingarna och ...♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! FlyFluga babybebis flyflyga
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♫Flyg baby! Flyg baby flyg! ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! FlyFluga babybebis highhög
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♫ Flyg baby! Flyg högt baby! ♫
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FlyFluga babybebis! Up to the skyhimmel
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♫ Flyg baby! Upp i skyn ♫
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SpreadSpridning my wingsvingar and flyflyga
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♫ Sprider mina vingar och flyger ♫
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InstrumentalInstrumental!
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Instrumentellt!
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♫ We're readyredo to flyflyga! ♫
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♫ Vi är redo för att flyga! ♫
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Thank you very much.
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Tackar så mycket.
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Translated by Johan Cegrell
Reviewed by Ida Jonsson

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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