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

自然7口技團

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獨特的藍調節奏團體,自然七,帶來《飛翔吧,寶貝》,他們的口技幾乎包括了所有的管弦樂隊.
- 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 ready準備 to do my thing ♫
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♫我想我已經準備好♫
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♫ I think I'm ready準備 to take my chances機會
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♫我已準備面對挑戰♫
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♫ I've been dining用餐 out and all stressed強調 out ♫
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♫我整天在外面吃飯,生活壓力很大.♫
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Due應有 to the circumstances情況. See? ♫
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♫因為生活環境,你懂嗎?♫
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♫ I gotta總得 get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫我得要起來,起來,站起來♫
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Wake喚醒 up, wake喚醒 up, wake喚醒 up, wake喚醒 up ♫
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♫醒來,醒來,醒過來.♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're saying
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♫我明白你想說什麼♫
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♫ We sent發送 a demo演示 to the world世界, they said it sounds聲音 like Take 6 ♫
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♫當我們向世界表演樣品,人們說很像Take 6樂隊♫
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♫ I said "Hold保持 on, wait a minute分鐘, I'll be back with the remix混音" ♫
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♫我說﹔稍等一等,聽一聽我們的混音版.♫
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♫ They looking at us funny滑稽, we can't make any money
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♫他們覺得我們很傻,因為我們賺不到任何錢.♫
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♫ It took us years年份 to figure數字 out that we was dealing交易 with dummies假人
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♫經過許多年我們才知道,他們都是傻瓜.♫
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♫ They didn't understand理解 the sound聲音 from the Bronx布朗克斯, that's the boogie布吉 down ♫
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♫他們不了解布朗斯的音樂,我們的布吉樂.♫
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♫ to Huntsville亨茨維爾, Alabama阿拉巴馬, there's no circles in my planner規劃人員, so ♫
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♫漢斯維爾,阿拉巴馬州,我們一直演出♫
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♫ It was time to make the product產品, so we hooked迷上 up with Townsend湯森
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♫我們去到湯森德音樂,準備好要出唱片.♫
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Made製作 a deal合同 with John約翰 Neal尼爾, on the road sold出售 ten thousand
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♫跟約翰尼爾簽約,唱片將要賣一萬張♫
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WBAWBA, that means手段 a trip to Nashville納什維爾
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♫W.B.A,我們出發到納斯維爾♫
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FestplatteFestplatte showed顯示 up and said them boys男孩 are naturals土黃
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♫Festplatte說我們有天份♫
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♫ Can you hear what they were hearing聽力? See what they were seeing眼看? ♫
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♫你能懂他們所聽見的嗎?看見他們所見到的嗎?♫
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♫ From Bronx布朗克斯 to Berlin柏林, we took the tour遊覽 European歐洲的
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♫從布朗克斯到柏林,我們到歐洲演出♫
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♫ All vocal聲音的 yeah, we widitwidit, call the album專輯 "What is it?" ♫
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♫只唱不彈,專輯叫做《是什麼?》♫
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♫ With Sarah莎拉 Connor康納, set the goal目標 for number one and we hit擊中 it ♫
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♫與莎拉·寇娜合作,我們達到冠軍銷售♫
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♫ But now it's Kev千電子伏, Sim, Drew德魯, Stew, time for a new day ♫
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♫現在跟Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew 合作,是個新的開始了.♫
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Ring the alarm報警, hit擊中 'em'時間 on SkypeSkype的 or a two-way雙向
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♫用Skype找他們一起聊天♫
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Sung by the words, we ready準備 to fly! ♫
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♫唱吧,我們要展翅高飛♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Time to leave離開 that nest
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♫飛吧,寶貝!是獨立的時候了♫
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Fly baby寶寶! This ain't no time to rest休息
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♫飛吧,寶貝!時間很寶貴的.♫
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♫ Come on fly baby寶寶, we got work to do ♫
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♫飛吧,寶貝.我們要大展身手.♫
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♫ Here we go, spread傳播 my wings翅膀 and ... ♫
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♫就是現在,展開我的雙翅♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Time to leave離開 that nest
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♫飛吧,寶貝!是獨立的時候了♫
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Fly baby寶寶! This ain't no time to rest休息. Come on ♫
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♫飛吧,寶貝!時間很寶貴的.♫
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Fly baby寶寶! We got work to do ♫
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♫飛吧,寶貝.我們要大展身手.♫
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♫ Here we go. Spread傳播 my wings翅膀 and fly. One more time ♫
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♫就是現在,展開我的雙翅翱翔.在唱一遍.♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Time to leave離開 that nest
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♫飛吧,寶貝!是獨立的時候了♫
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Fly baby寶寶! This ain't no time to rest休息
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♫飛吧,寶貝!時間很寶貴的.♫
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Fly baby寶寶! We got work to do ♫
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♫飛吧,寶貝.我們要大展身手.♫
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♫ Here we go, spread傳播 my wings翅膀 and ... ♫
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♫就是現在,展開我的雙翅♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Fly baby寶寶 fly
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♫飛吧,寶貝!自由翱翔吧♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Fly baby寶寶 high
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♫飛吧,寶貝!直達雲端♫
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Fly baby寶寶! Up to the sky天空
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♫飛吧,寶貝!飛向藍天♫
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Spread傳播 my wings翅膀 and fly
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♫就是現在,展開我的雙翅翱翔.♫
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Instrumental儀器的!
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樂器口技
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♫ We're ready準備 to fly! ♫
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♫我們準備要展翅高飛了♫
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(Applause掌聲)
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Thank you very much.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by Leonard Lin
Reviewed by Adrienne Lin

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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.

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Naturally 7 | Speaker | TED.com

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