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James Burchfield pincha consolas (invisibles)

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.

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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.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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James Burchfield

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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.