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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