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<title>Got spit? The art of vocal percussion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 26, 2010) No doubt, we’ve all tried making rhythms and sound effects using the mouth and voice, at one time or another. Some people have made vocal percussion into an art-form. It’s entered the music world in the form of “beat box”, the art of making drum beats, cymbal crashes and other sound effects using one’s mouth, lips, tongue and voice.  “Beat boxing” is an element of “hip hop” that originated in the early 80&apos;s. Today, it’s making a comeback in college and professional a cappella groups to accompany their pop music.  One of the vocal percussionists with SUNY-Potsdam’s all male group, the “Pointercounts”, is today’s Heard up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15427/20100326/got-spit-the-art-of-vocal-percussion">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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