Father And Daughter Beatboxing Beats In Epic Beatbox Battle

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Nicole Paris and her father (not yet identified by name) have a very special bond through a rather unusual musical talent. Like her father she’s a very talented “beatboxer”. Quite possibly a hip hop superstar in the making. For those unfamiliar with what beatboxing is here’s a brief history of the art.

Beatboxing (also beatbox, beat box or b-box) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of?turntablism, and the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, being one of “the elements”, although it is not limited to hip-hop music. The term “beatboxing” is sometimes used to refer to vocal percussion in general.

Techniques similar to beatboxing have been present in many American musical genres since the 19th century, such as early rural music, both black and white, religious songs, blues, ragtime, vaudeville, and hokum. One example is the Appalachian technique of eefing.

Additional influences may perhaps include forms of African traditional music, in which performers utilize their bodies (e.g., by clapping or stomping) as percussion instruments and produce sounds with their mouths by breathing loudly in and out, a technique used in beatboxing today.

Back when I was a kid, we would all have beatbox battles, most of us were no were near as good as these two. Beatboxing beats is a fine art, it’s like merging man and instrument into one. Hip Hop Pioneers like the fat boys, and actor/comedian Michael Winslow made beatboxing beats more mainstream. Today it’s a rare and lost art in today’s world of technology and corporate urban music.

So enjoy young Nicole’s incredible beatboxing beats. Hopefully, we will see?her become very famous should she decide to pursue a music career. But more than her incredible skills, enjoy the noticeable glow of love and pride you’ll see exuding from her father. A truly rare and touching video of father/daughter bonding.