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James Burchfield pincha consolas (invisibles)

Filmed Feb 2003 • Posted Oct 2008TED2003
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El percusionista vocal, James el “audiopoeta” Burchfield, realiza una intervención de tres minutos con ritmos de hip-hop seductores y propulsivos, con matices de bandejas de sonido… todo usando solo su voz.

James Burchfield is a human beatbox. Using only his mouth, tongue, throat and vocal cords, he performs heavy, layered, club-style jams that seem to come from real drum machines and lusciously scratched turntables. Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Sebastian Betti
Reviewed by Ciro Gomez
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