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" имитират цяла инструментална група

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Единствената по рода си ритъм-енд-блус група "Naturally 7" имитира инструменти като за цяла група в своя страхотен сингъл - "Лети, бебчо".
- 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 readyготов to do my thing ♫
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♫ Мисля, че съм готов да си върша моето, ♫
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♫ I think I'm readyготов to take my chancesшансове
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♫ готов съм да си опитам късмета ♫
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♫ I've been diningтрапезария out and all stressedподчерта out ♫
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♫ вечерях навън и съм напълно стресиран. ♫
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DueПадеж to the circumstancesобстоятелства. See? ♫
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♫ Поради обстоятелствата, разбирате ли? ♫
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♫ I gottaТрябва да get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫ Трябва да стана, да стана, да стана, да стана ♫
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WakeСъбуждане up, wakeсъбуждам up, wakeсъбуждам up, wakeсъбуждам up ♫
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♫ да се събудя, да се събудя, да се събудя, да се събудя. ♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're sayingпоговорка
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♫ Разбирам какво казваш. ♫
01:45
♫ We sentизпратен a demoдемо to the worldсвят, they said it soundsзвуци like Take 6 ♫
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♫ Изпратихме пробен запис по света - казват, че звучи като "Take 6". ♫
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♫ I said "HoldЗадръжте on, wait a minuteминута, I'll be back with the remixремикс" ♫
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♫ Казах: "Момент, чакайте малко, ще се върна с ремикса." ♫
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♫ They looking at us funnyзабавен, we can't make any moneyпари
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♫ Те ни гледат странно, не печелим хич пари. ♫
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♫ It tookвзеха us yearsгодини to figureфигура out that we was dealingотношение with dummiesманекени
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♫ Години ни трябваха да проумеем, че се занимаваме с тъпаци. ♫
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♫ They didn't understandразбирам the soundзвук from the BronxБронкс, that's the boogieбуги down ♫
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♫ Не разбираха звука от Бронкс, това е бугито ♫
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♫ to HuntsvilleХънтсвил, AlabamaАлабама, there's no circlesкръгове in my plannerПланер, so ♫
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♫ от Хънтсвил, Алабама - нямам оградени дати в календара, и тъй - ♫
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♫ It was time to make the productпродукт, so we hookedзакачен up with TownsendТаунсенд
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♫ бе време да направим продукта, затова се сдушихме с Таунзенд, ♫
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MadeПрави a dealсделка with JohnДжон NealНийл, on the roadпът soldпродаден tenдесет thousandхиляда
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♫ сключихме сделка с Джон Нийл, по пътя продадохме десет хиляди ♫
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WBAWBA, that meansсредства a tripпътуване to NashvilleНашвил
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♫ Световна боксова асоциация - това означава пътуване до Нешвил. ♫
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FestplatteFestplatte showedпоказан up and said them boysмомчета are naturalsNaturals
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♫ Фестплате се появи и каза, че момчетата са естествени. ♫
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♫ Can you hearчувам what they were hearingслух? See what they were seeingвиждане? ♫
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♫ Чувате ли, каквото чуват те? Виждате ли, каквото виждат? ♫
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♫ From BronxБронкс to BerlinБерлин, we tookвзеха the tourтурне EuropeanЕвропейската
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♫ От Бронкс до Берлин, поехме на европейско турне. ♫
02:15
♫ All vocalвокални yeah, we widitwidit, call the albumалбум "What is it?" ♫
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♫ Всички вокали, да, и ние с тях, наречете албума "Това какво е? ♫
02:17
♫ With SarahСара ConnorКонър, setкомплект the goalцел for numberномер one and we hitудар it ♫
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♫ Със Сара Конър, решихме да станем номер едно и успяхме, ♫
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♫ But now it's KevКев, SimСИМ, DrewДру, StewЯхния, time for a newнов day ♫
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♫ но сега за Кев, Сим, Дрю, Стю е време за нов ден - ♫
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RingПръстен the alarmаларма, hitудар 'emги on SkypeSkype or a two-wayдвупосочен
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♫ пуснете алармата, хванете ги на Скайп или другояче - ♫
02:25
SungПял by the wordsдуми, we readyготов to flyлетя! ♫
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♫ изпято с думи, да литнем сме готови! ♫
02:28
FlyЛети babyбебе! Time to leaveоставям that nestгнездо
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Време е да напуснеш това гнездо. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! This ain'tне е no time to restПочивка
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Няма време за почивка. ♫
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♫ Come on flyлетя babyбебе, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Хайде, лети, бебчо, че работа ни чака. ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadразпространение my wingsкрила and ... ♫
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♫ Ето ни, разперили криле и... ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! Time to leaveоставям that nestгнездо
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Време е да напуснеш това гнездо. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! This ain'tне е no time to restПочивка. Come on ♫
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Няма време за почивка. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Хайде, лети, бебчо, че работа ни чака. ♫
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♫ Here we go. SpreadРазпространение my wingsкрила and flyлетя. One more time ♫
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♫ Ето, разпервам криле и летя. Още веднъж. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! Time to leaveоставям that nestгнездо
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Време е да напуснеш това гнездо. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! This ain'tне е no time to restПочивка
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Няма време за почивка. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Работа ни чака. ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadразпространение my wingsкрила and ... ♫
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♫ Ето, разпервам криле и летя. Още веднъж... ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! FlyЛети babyбебе flyлетя
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♫ Ето, разпервам криле и летя. Още веднъж. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! FlyЛети babyбебе highВисоко
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♫ лети, бебчо! Лети, бебчо, нависоко. ♫
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FlyЛети babyбебе! Up to the skyнебе
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♫ Лети, бебчо! Нагоре, към небето, ♫
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SpreadРазпространение my wingsкрила and flyлетя
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♫ разпервам криле и летя! ♫
03:11
InstrumentalИнструментал!
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Инструментал!
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♫ We're readyготов to flyлетя! ♫
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♫ Готови сме за излитане! ♫
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Thank you very much.
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Благодаря ви много.
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Translated by MaYoMo com
Reviewed by Anton Hikov

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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

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