Definitions
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- noun music A
performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especiallypercussion , with his or her voice
Etymologies
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Examples
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Kristy Kennedy, with sound by beatboxer aka SUBLIMINAL.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAULA CITRON 2010
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Its accompanying music ensemble is created from three very different artists – beatboxer Shan Basil, vocalist and tabla player Sarvar Sabri and singer Marcina Arnold – who between them slide between R&B, Kathak rap and classical Indian vocals.
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American beatboxer Kenny Muhammad translates "Prayers for Art" into his unique hip-hop sound.
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The beatboxer Rahzel performed with a string quartet.
Music and Meditation for Tibet Barbara Chai 2012
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American beatboxer Kenny Muhammad translates "Prayers for Art" into his unique hip-hop sound.
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Its accompanying music ensemble is created from three very different artists – beatboxer Shan Basil, vocalist and tabla player Sarvar Sabri and singer Marcina Arnold – who between them slide between R&B, Kathak rap and classical Indian vocals.
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After all, those more traditional-sounding voices have to blend in with the more up-tempo beatboxer and "scratcher."
Danny Groner: Voca People: Music from a Foreign Land Danny Groner 2011
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Merry Christmas from Japan's favorite teen beatboxer
Boing Boing 2009
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American beatboxer Kenny Muhammad translates "Prayers for Art" into his unique hip-hop sound.
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The Baltimore beatboxer Shodekeh spends his days mimicking sounds with his voice, coaxing all manner of drumbeats, sandpaper scrapings, didgeridoo warblings and a seemingly impossible variety of percussive rhythms from his vocal cords.
Baltimore beatboxer Shodekeh reads the likes of 'The Art of War' 2010
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