Beat boxing is known as a type of vocal percussion that is often associated with the musical genre hip hop, although it can be used in a broad sense as well.
It is considered as an art form whereby individuals produce rhythms, musical sounds, and beat using their mouth, tongue, lips, voice, throat and nasal passage.
It has many influences.
One influence stems from Indian tradition called "bol" (from the world "bolna," which means to speak).
Indians would define syllables and create different rhythms corresponding to classical percussive instruments.
A similar tradition in Ancient China was walled "Kouji.
" Many African performers, dating back to tribal times until today, use their entire body, not only their mouths, but also clapping and stomping to create sound.
The expression "beat boxing" comes from first generation drum machines, called beat boxes.
It is done by individuals started in the 1980s by hip hop artists including Doug E.
Fresh, the asserted "first human beat box," Swifty - the first one to utilize the technique of inhale sound, Buffy - who assisting in perfecting techniques of amazing music, and Wise, an artist who notably contributed to the proliferation of beat boxing.
Today, beat boxing has gained massive popularity due to such artists like Kenny Muhammad and Matisyahu.
There are also many websites dedicated to teaching individuals how they can become beat boxers.
It can be seen everywhere, especially in numerous a cappella groups with multiple members and while performing songs with elements of heavy percussion.
Beat boxingis currently spreading in the twenty-first century.
2003 saw the creation of the International Human Beat box Convention in London, and in 2005, the world became audience to the World Championship of Beat boxing in Leipzig, Germany.
Now contests held in every region of the world.