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

七人口技乐队

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独特的节奏布鲁斯七人口技乐队为我们带来《飞吧,亲爱的》,他们可顶得上管弦乐队的所有乐器。
- 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准备 to do my thing ♫
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♫ I think I'm ready准备 to take my chances机会
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♫我准备好迎接挑战♫
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♫ I've been dining用餐 out and all stressed强调 out ♫
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♫你看,现在♫
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Due应有 to the circumstances情况. See? ♫
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♫我整天在外风餐露宿,疲惫不堪♫
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♫ I gotta总得 get up, get up, get up, get up ♫
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♫我要站起来,站起来,站起来♫
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Wake唤醒 up, wake唤醒 up, wake唤醒 up, wake唤醒 up ♫
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♫醒来,醒来,醒来♫
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♫ I see what you're saying
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♫我明白你的意思♫
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♫ We sent发送 a demo演示 to the world世界, they said it sounds声音 like Take 6 ♫
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♫我们献上自己的乐章,人们却说很像Take 6乐队♫
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♫ I said "Hold保持 on, wait a minute分钟, I'll be back with the remix混音" ♫
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♫我说“等等,还有混音版”♫
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♫ They looking at us funny滑稽, we can't make any money
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♫他们冷冷地看着我们,我们得不到一个子儿♫
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♫ It took us years年份 to figure数字 out that we was dealing交易 with dummies假人
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♫好多年我们才明白在自己在和白痴打交道♫
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♫ They didn't understand理解 the sound声音 from the Bronx布朗克斯, that's the boogie布吉 down ♫
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♫他们不懂纽约布朗克斯音乐,不懂布吉乐♫
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♫ to Huntsville亨茨维尔, Alabama阿拉巴马, there's no circles in my planner规划人员, so ♫
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♫亨茨维尔、阿拉巴马,我到处演出♫
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♫ It was time to make the product产品, so we hooked迷上 up with Townsend汤森
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♫是时候搞出点名堂,我们就找上了汤森德♫
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Made制作 a deal合同 with John约翰 Neal尼尔, on the road sold出售 ten thousand
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♫和约翰尼尔打交道,一路上唱片大卖1万♫
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WBAWBA, that means手段 a trip to Nashville纳什维尔
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♫WBA就是纳什维尔之旅♫
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FestplatteFestplatte showed显示 up and said them boys男孩 are naturals土黄
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♫Festplatte 说我们是天才♫
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♫ Can you hear what they were hearing听力? See what they were seeing眼看? ♫
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♫你能听到他们听到的,看见他们看见的吗?♫
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♫ From Bronx布朗克斯 to Berlin柏林, we took the tour游览 European欧洲的
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♫从布朗克斯到柏林,我们去欧洲表演♫
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♫ All vocal声音的 yeah, we widitwidit, call the album专辑 "What is it?" ♫
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♫只唱不弹,专辑叫《什么?》♫
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♫ With Sarah莎拉 Connor康纳, set the goal目标 for number one and we hit击中 it ♫
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♫和莎拉·寇娜一起,登上冠军宝座♫
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♫ But now it's Kev千电子伏, Sim, Drew德鲁, Stew, time for a new day ♫
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♫现在是Kev, Sim, Drew, Stew,该试点新花样了♫
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Ring the alarm报警, hit击中 'em“时间 on SkypeSkype的 or a two-way双向
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♫拉响警报,点击Skpye,听听广播♫
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Sung by the words, we ready准备 to fly! ♫
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♫唱吧,我们要飞翔♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Time to leave离开 that nest
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♫飞吧,亲爱的!离开家♫
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Fly baby宝宝! This ain't no time to rest休息
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♫飞吧,心爱的!不要停下♫
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♫ Come on fly baby宝宝, we got work to do ♫
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♫飞吧,亲爱的,我们要大显身手♫
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♫ Here we go, spread传播 my wings翅膀 and ... ♫
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♫来吧,张开双翅……♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Time to leave离开 that nest
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♫飞吧!离开家♫
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Fly baby宝宝! This ain't no time to rest休息. Come on ♫
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♫飞吧,亲爱的!不要停♫
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Fly baby宝宝! We got work to do ♫
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♫飞吧,亲爱的!我们要大展施手♫
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♫ Here we go. Spread传播 my wings翅膀 and fly. One more time ♫
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♫来吧,再次展开双翅♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Time to leave离开 that nest
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♫飞吧亲爱的!离开家♫
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Fly baby宝宝! This ain't no time to rest休息
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♫飞吧亲爱的!不要停下♫
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Fly baby宝宝! We got work to do ♫
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♫飞吧亲爱的!我们要大展施手♫
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♫ Here we go, spread传播 my wings翅膀 and ... ♫
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♫来吧,展开双翅♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Fly baby宝宝 fly
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♫飞吧,亲爱的,飞吧♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Fly baby宝宝 high
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♫飞吧,飞得越高越好♫
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Fly baby宝宝! Up to the sky天空
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♫飞吧,直冲云霄♫
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Spread传播 my wings翅膀 and fly
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♫张开双翅翱翔♫
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Instrumental仪器的!
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乐器
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♫ We're ready准备 to fly! ♫
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♫我们准备好飞翔♫
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(Applause掌声)
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Thank you very much.
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谢谢
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by Wang Qian
Reviewed by Yvonne Fu

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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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