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Naturally 7: A full-band beatbox
Naturally 7 beatbox toute une bande
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Unique en son genre, le groupe de R&B Naturally 7 beatbox vaut un orchestre d'instruments pour mettre l'ambiance avec leur chanson, "Fly Baby."
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. Full bio
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 to do my thing ♫
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♫ Je pense que je suis prêt à faire mon truc ♫
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♫ I think I'm ready to take my chances ♫
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♫ Je pense que je suis prêt à saisir ma chance ♫
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♫ I've been dining out and all stressed out ♫
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♫ J'ai diné dehors et je suis completement stressé ♫™
01:29
♫ Due to the circumstances. See? ♫
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♫ En raison des circonstances. Tu vois? ♫
01:32
♫ I gotta get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫ Je dois me lever, lever, lever, lever ♫
01:38
♫ Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up ♫
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♫ Réveiller, réveiller, réveiller, réveiller ♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're saying ♫
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♫ Je vois ce que tu dis ♫
01:45
♫ We sent a demo to the world, they said it sounds like Take 6 ♫
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♫ Nous avons envoyé une démo au monde, ils ont dit qu'il ressemble à Take 6 ♫½
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♫ I said "Hold on, wait a minute, I'll be back with the remix" ♫
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♫ J'ai dit: "Attends, attends une minute, je serai de retour avec le remix" ♫
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♫ They looking at us funny, we can't make any money ♫
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♫ Ils nous regardent bizarrement, nous ne pouvons pas faire de l'argent ♫
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♫ It took us years to figure out that we was dealing with dummies ♫
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♫ Il nous a fallu des années à comprendre, qu'on nous traitait comme des idiots
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♫ They didn't understand the sound from the Bronx, that's the boogie down ♫
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♫ Ils ne comprenaient pas le son du Bronx, c'est le "Boogie Down" ♫
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♫ to Huntsville, Alabama, there's no circles in my planner, so ♫
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♫ à Huntsville, Alabama, il n'y a pas de cercles dans mon agenda, donc ♫
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♫ It was time to make the product, so we hooked up with Townsend ♫
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♫ Il était temps de sortir un tube, on a donc fait affaire avec Townsend ♫
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♫ Made a deal with John Neal, on the road sold ten thousand ♫
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♫ conclu un accord avec John Neal, sur la route vendu dix mille ♫
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♫ WBA, that means a trip to Nashville ♫
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♫ WBA, cela signifie un voyage à Nashville ♫
02:07
♫ Festplatte showed up and said them boys are naturals ♫
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♫ Festplatte apparu et leur a dit que les garçons sont naturels ♫
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♫ Can you hear what they were hearing? See what they were seeing? ♫
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♫ Pouvez-vous entendre ce qu'ils ont entendu? Voir ce qu'ils voyaient? ♫
02:12
♫ From Bronx to Berlin, we took the tour European ♫
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♫ Du Bronx à Berlin, nous avons fait une tournée européenne ♫
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♫ All vocal yeah, we widit, call the album "What is it?" ♫
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♫ A capella yeah, on l'a fait, on a appelé l'album "Qu'est-ce que c'est?" ♫
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♫ With Sarah Connor, set the goal for number one and we hit it ♫
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♫ Avec Sarah Connor, on s'est fixé l'objectif d'être numéro un et on a cartonné ♫
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♫ But now it's Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, time for a new day ♫
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♫ Mais maintenant, c'est Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, le temps pour une nouvelle journée ♫
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♫ Ring the alarm, hit 'em on Skype or a two-way ♫
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♫ Sonne l'alarme, chope-les sur Skype ou d'une autre manière ♫
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♫ Sung by the words, we ready to fly! ♫
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♫ Chanté par les mots, on est prêts à voler! ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Time to leave that nest ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Le temps de quitter ce nid ♫
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♫ Fly baby! This ain't no time to rest ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Ce n'est pas le temps de se reposer ♫
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♫ Come on fly baby, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Nous avons du travail à faire ♫
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♫ Here we go, spread my wings and ... ♫
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♫ Ici nous allons, étends mes ailes et ... ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Time to leave that nest ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Le temps de quitter ce nid ♫
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♫ Fly baby! This ain't no time to rest. Come on ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Ce n'est pas le temps de se reposer. Vas-y ♫
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♫ Fly baby! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Nous avons du travail à faire ♫
02:45
♫ Here we go. Spread my wings and fly. One more time ♫
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♫ Ici nous allons, étends mes ailes.Une fois de plus ♫
02:50
♫ Fly baby! Time to leave that nest ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Le temps de quitter ce nid ♫
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♫ Fly baby! This ain't no time to rest ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Ce n'est pas le temps de se reposer ♫
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♫ Fly baby! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Nous avons du travail à faire ♫
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♫ Here we go, spread my wings and ... ♫
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♫ Ici nous allons, étends mes ailes et ... ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Fly baby fly ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Vole bébé vole ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Fly baby high ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! Vole bébé élevé ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Up to the sky ♫
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♫ Vole bébé! jusqu'à au ciel ♫
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♫ Spread my wings and fly ♫
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♫ Étends mes ailes et vole ♫
03:11
Instrumental!
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Instrumental!
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♫ We're ready to fly! ♫
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♫ Nous sommes prêts à voler! ♫
03:34
(Applause)
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03:45
Thank you very much.
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Merci beaucoup.
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(Applause)
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(Applaudissements)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Naturally 7 - A capella ensembleThe 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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