beatboxing

beatboxing is a vocal percussion or musical instrument.

Also recorded as beatbox; beat box; b-box; beat boxing; human beat box; bbox.

Overview

Vocal percussion involving imitation of drum machines, turntablism, and other musical instruments using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice, connected with hip-hop culture.

In detail

The record gives 1980 as its date of establishment or first appearance.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Beatboxing”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q213608: beatboxing

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