We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

It's The Beatbox

from Hip​-​Hop UnPlugged by Christylez Bacon

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

about

IT’S THE BEATBOX (5:00)
This piece was originally written for my students at Birney Elementary School in the Barry Farms neighborhood of Southeast, Washington, DC. It debuted nationally on the Kennedy Center stage with a 12-piece orchestra and classical arrangement, and was later featured on the Hip-Hop/Folk fusion album, Banjo to Beatbox; but this arrangement is very special. I arranged this version when given the humbling opportunity to open for the Godfather of Go-Go music, Chuck Brown, in the Music Center at Strathmore. The version honors my native-Washingtonian Go-Go roots and the amazing musical impact that the late Chuck Brown contributed to my city.

credits

from Hip​-​Hop UnPlugged, released February 22, 2014

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Christylez Bacon image

Christylez Bacon Washington, D.C.

Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY® Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (oral percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics. ... more

shows

contact / help

Contact Christylez Bacon

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Christylez Bacon, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now