Shlomo and the beatbox concerto

What happens when beatboxing's free spirit meets the studied formality of classical music? Pascal Wyse finds outPete Doherty and Salif Keita – an unlikely pair – simply gazed with bewilderment at Shlomo. The three of them were among the guests on a 2005 ­edition of Later … with Jools ­Holland, and Shlomo was performing. He layered basslines, beats and vocals, then slowed the track down to a crawl before taking it into reverse. It would be clever enough done with a pair ...

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