2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Remember the hero of the video of the group "VIA Gra" for the song "I got another one"? Not? And when did he sing the track "Light of the setting sun" with Meladze? Remembered? If you think that this is an unknown artist who clings to the stars, then you are deeply mistaken. His name is Vakhtang Kalandadze and he is one of the most popular beatboxers on the planet.
What is a beatbox
Beatbox is closely related to hip-hop. This is a special genre when the performer imitates the sounds of a drum machine, DJ turntables and other musical instruments with the help of his mouth, lips, tongue and voice. In general, a whole person is an orchestra that can accompany itself or other artists alone. To do this, he only needs a microphone or a sampler - an apparatus that records short pieces of sounds and repeats them in the required sequence. In Russia, this direction is developed very poorly. But there are also pioneers, among them Vakhtang, who is one of the best beatboxers on the planet.
Georgian beatbox
Vakhtangwas born in Tbilisi in 1988. From childhood he was fond of music, so his parents sent the talented boy to the choir. Then the family moved to Moscow. Then his father showed his son the records of foreign beatboxers and away we go. The teenager was so carried away by this direction that he decided to make it the meaning of his whole life. After graduating from Gnesinka in the class of pop-jazz vocals, Vakhtang began to fight his way to the star Olympus. The talent of the young man spoke for itself, many artists wanted to work with him so that he would accompany them during the performance. And then the beatboxer was noticed by Valery Meladze, cooperation with whom opened the artist to the masses.
VIA gra and Valery Meladze
Producer Konstantin Meladze offered Vakhtang cooperation and he, of course, agreed. He recorded tracks with Valery Meladze "Light of the departing sun", where he sang and demonstrated his skills. This creation has received several music awards. After the success, it was decided to record a joint track with the group "VIA Gra". So the song "I got another one" was born, which became a real hit in 2014.
One of the best beatboxers in the world
In addition to success on the stage, Vakhtang is actively working to popularize this genre in Russia. He founded the country's beatbox federation, of which he is still president. In 2009, he took second place at the World Beatbox Championship in Germany. And in Russia for seven years he was recognized as the best in the genre. Vakhtang is currently activetouring, recording new tracks and winning the hearts of more and more fans.
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