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  • Progressive Hip-Hop with Christylez Bacon

    GRAMMY-nominated musician Christylez Bacon is well known for his imaginative blending of acoustic and hip-hop music accompanied by oral percussion (beat-boxing) and djembe rhythms. Here, Christylez shares his music along with how he discovered beat-boxing.

    Filmed and edited: Brandon Callahan


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