[Harp-L] beatboxing & harmonica (& hip hop)

[Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn, 
It certainly is one of the most viewed harmonica videos around--it's been out for a while.
 
I've actually been checking out Bad News Brown a bit--he combines harmonica with hip hop. The audience seems to love him. In my personal opinion, he's not doing anything extraordinary, but his playing fits well with the music and it's in a context where people aren't use to the harmonica. I can't think of any other hip hop harmonica players. I think this is just another example of the diverse possibilities of the instrument and the untapped genres.
 
A few examples:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NY7P27bW4U4&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ptqTu3jxYPY
His site:
http://www.badnewsbrown.com/
 
-marc
The RP Muse Blog ~ Highlighting local arts & culture. Submissions welcomed.http://therpmuse.blogspot.com> From: celticguitar1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:15:20 -0400> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 59, Issue 23> > Hey-> > Has anybody seen the efforts to combine beatboxing and harmonica on YouTube > yet?> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHUuqsSCn5g&feature=related> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHUuqsSCn5g&feature=related> > None the harp playing here is that great IMO but it's an interesting > concept-Sonny Terry meets the 'hood.> > -Glenn Weiser > > _______________________________________________> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
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