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Beatboxing, aka
vocal percussion, is primarily concerned with the art
of creating beats and rhythms using the human mouth. However, it also
involves the imitation of sounds such as scratching.
A good beatboxer can usually demonstrate a wide range of vocal skills.
Multivocalism describes the collective process of beatboxing, sound
imitation, singing and more—basically anything vocal. However, the
words "beatboxing," "vocal percussion" and "multivocalism" are often
used interchangeably.
Vocal percussion is more commonly associated with a cappella groups,
whereas 'beatboxing' and 'human beatbox' are terms usually associated
with hip-hop or other urban music genres.
Multivocalism is a
relatively new term, coined by the UK's Killa Kela, to describe the
collective use of beatboxing, singing, sound imitation and
fundamentally anything vocal used in a musical sense.
Vocal percussion/beatboxing has been used in a-cappella groups for
many years, but today it is perhaps mainly associated with hip-hop
music, often dubbed "the fifth element of hip hop."
Human beatbox legends such as Buffy, Doug E Fresh and Biz Markie
helped propel beatboxing into the limelight throughout the 1980's, and
the scene has been growing ever since. Modern-day pioneers include
Rahzel, Killa Kela and Kenny Muhammad. |
