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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Naturally 7: A full-band beatbox

Naturally 7 beatboxt een hele band

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De unieke R&B groep Naturally 7 Beatboxt een orkest aan instrumenten bij elkaar voor hun nieuwe single, "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 readyklaar to do my thing ♫
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♫ Ik denk, klaar om mijn ding te doen ♫
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♫ I think I'm readyklaar to take my chanceskansen
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♫ Ik denk, klaar om mijn kans te wagen ♫
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♫ I've been diningdineren out and all stressedbenadrukt out ♫
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♫ Ik ging uit eten en was heel gestresst ♫
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DueVerschuldigd to the circumstancessituatie. See? ♫
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♫ Door de omstandigheden. Zie? ♫
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♫ I gottagotta get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫ Ik moet opstaan, opstaan, opstaan ♫
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WakeWekdienst up, wakewekken up, wakewekken up, wakewekken up ♫
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♫ Wakker worden, wakker worden, wakker worden. ♫
01:43
♫ I see what you're sayinggezegde
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♫ Ik begrijp wat je bedoelt ♫
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♫ We sentverzonden a demoDemo to the worldwereld-, they said it soundsklanken like Take 6 ♫
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♫ We stuurden een demo naar de wereld, en ze zeiden, klinkt als Take 6 ♫
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♫ I said "HoldHoud on, wait a minuteminuut, I'll be back with the remixremix" ♫
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♫ Ik zei, "wacht ff, een minuutje, ik kom terug met de remix" ♫
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♫ They looking at us funnygrappig, we can't make any moneygeld
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♫ Ze kijken wat vreemd, wat moet die rare eend.. ♫
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♫ It tooknam us yearsjaar to figurefiguur out that we was dealingomgang with dummiesdummies
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♫ Het duurde jaren voor we er achter kwamen, dat we met dummies te maken hadden ♫
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♫ They didn't understandbegrijpen the soundgeluid from the BronxBronx, that's the boogieboogie down ♫
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♫ Ze hadden geen idee van de sound van de Bronx, dat is de "boogie down" ♫
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♫ to HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaAlabama, there's no circlescirkels in my plannerplanner, so ♫
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♫ naar Huntsville, Alabama, ik heb nog niks gepland, dus ♫
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♫ It was time to make the productartikel, so we hookedverslaafd up with TownsendTownsend
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♫ Het werd tijd om iets te maken, dus vroegen we Townsend ♫
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MadeGemaakt a dealtransactie with JohnJohn NealNeal, on the roadweg solduitverkocht tentien thousandduizend
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♫ Maakten een deal met John Neal, en verkochten tienduizend ♫
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WBAWBA, that meansmiddelen a tripreis to NashvilleNashville
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♫ WBA, dat betekent een trip naar Nashville ♫
02:07
FestplatteFestplatte showedtoonden up and said them boysjongens are naturalsNaturals
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♫ Festplatte kwam opdagen en zei; "Die jongens hebben talent" ♫
02:10
♫ Can you hearhoren what they were hearinggehoor? See what they were seeingziend? ♫
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♫ Hoor je wat ze hoorden? Zie je wat ze zagen? ♫
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♫ From BronxBronx to BerlinBerlijn, we tooknam the tourtour EuropeanEuropese
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♫ Van Bronx tot Berlijn, we toerden door Europa ♫
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♫ All vocalvocale yeah, we widitwidit, call the albumalbum "What is it?" ♫
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♫ Alles vocaal, yeah, we deden het, noemden het album "What is it?" ♫
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♫ With SarahSarah ConnorConnor, setreeks the goaldoel for numberaantal one and we hitraken it ♫
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♫ Met Sarah Connor, we gingen voor de nummer 1 en we maakten het ♫
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♫ But now it's KevKev, SimSIM, DrewDrew, StewStoofpot, time for a newnieuwe day ♫
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♫ Maar nu is het Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew, tijd voor een nieuwe dag ♫
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RingRing the alarmalarm, hitraken 'em'em on SkypeSkype or a two-waytwee richtingen
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♫ Sla het alarm, spreek ze op Skype of in dialoog ♫
02:25
SungGezongen by the wordstekst, we readyklaar to flyvlieg! ♫
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♫ Zing met de woorden, "we ready to fly! ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! Time to leavehet verlof that nestnest
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♫ Fly baby! Tijd om het nest te verlaten ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! This ain'tis niet no time to restrust uit
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♫ Fly baby! Geen tijd om te slapen ♫
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♫ Come on flyvlieg babybaby, we got work to do ♫
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♫ Kom op, fly baby, we hebben werk te doen ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadverspreiding my wingscoulissen and ... ♫
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♫ Hier gaan we, spreid mijn vleugels en.. ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! Time to leavehet verlof that nestnest
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♫ Fly baby! Tijd om het nest te verlaten ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! This ain'tis niet no time to restrust uit. Come on ♫
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♫ Fly baby! Geen tijd om te slapen ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Fly baby! we hebben werk te doen ♫
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♫ Here we go. SpreadVerspreiding my wingscoulissen and flyvlieg. One more time ♫
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♫ Hier gaan we. Spreid mijn vleugels en vlieg. Nog één keer ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! Time to leavehet verlof that nestnest
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♫ Fly baby! Tijd om het nest te verlaten ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! This ain'tis niet no time to restrust uit
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♫ Fly baby! Geen tijd om te slapen ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! We got work to do ♫
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♫ Fly baby! We hebben werk te doen ♫
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♫ Here we go, spreadverspreiding my wingscoulissen and ... ♫
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♫ Hier gaan we, spreid mijn vleugels en... ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! FlyVliegen babybaby flyvlieg
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♫ Fly baby! Fly baby fly ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! FlyVliegen babybaby highhoog
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♫ Fly baby! Fly baby high ♫
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FlyVliegen babybaby! Up to the skyhemel
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♫ Fly baby! Hoog in de lucht ♫
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SpreadVerspreiding my wingscoulissen and flyvlieg
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♫ Spreid mijn vleugels en vlieg ♫
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InstrumentalInstrumentaal!
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Instrumentaal!
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♫ We're readyklaar to flyvlieg! ♫
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♫ We zijn klaar om te vliegen! ♫
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Thank you very much.
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Dank u wel!
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Translated by Rudolf Penninkhof
Reviewed by Rick van der Pluijm

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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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