Beatboxing & Vocal Percussion - Slammin' : All-Body Band (CD)

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Slammin' : All-Body Band (CD)

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Okay, this one little bit of cyberspace is nowhere NEAR enough to do justice to the amount of talent and diversity that exists in this group of musicians, but we're gonna try to give you just a few hints as to why you NEED to get this album!

First - originality. Much of the album's content is improvised, so 'original' comes with the territory. What is also impressive is that 8 out of the 11 tracks are all recorded LIVE. Even with their studio tracks (like the GORGEOUS opener that starts out with a killer take on Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed" then takes a detour to Latin America to evolve into "Cabrada Peste" and then hops back to Motown without missing a beat) are dips into the awesome well of talent these guys have. A bounty that they strive to share with their listeners every time they sing.

Second - authenticity. All sounds are made with their bodies (hence the album name), and all vocals come from their very souls.

Third - amazing vocal talent. The two female vocalists out of the six -member team (Zoe Ellis and Destani Wolf) are strong presences indeed (Wolf has sung with SoVoSo), and their male counterparts (rock-solid bass Bryan Dyer, soulful tenor Kenny Washington, founder and body music guru Keith Terry, and beatboxer extraordinaire Steve Hogan) are no slouches either (check out track 3 - "The Way You Move" - to hear the guys strut their stuff.

All these elements add up to THE one major reason to buy this album - FUN! This is a sincerely FUN album to listen to, move to, and groove to, over and over again. A must-have for anyone who loves the human voice and all its possibilities... (58:062005)

Song List:
Overjoyed/Cabrada Peste (StevieWonder)
Pressure Drop (FrederickHibbert)
The Way You Move (AntwonPatton, CarltonMahone, PatrickBrown)
Can't Get it Right (ZoeEllis)
Body Music: Slammed (KeithTerry)
Thank You/Just Be Thankful/What is Hip (Thank You-Sylvester Stewart/Anwar Jaja Talbert), (Be Thankful for What You Got-William Devaughn), (What Is Hip-S.Kupka, E.Castillo, D.Garibaldi)
Gateway to Freedom (Keith Terry/Steve Hogan)
Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris)
Where I Know My Name (Destani Wolf)
All Blues/Ven Aca (MilesDavis)
Irene's Good Night (KeithTerry)