Shlomo and the Lip Factory @ The Jazz Cafe

Live

February 20, 2013

When: February 22, 2013

It might be worth taking an umbrella if you want to get up close and personal with this seven-piece beatbox choir and avoid a shower of rhythmic saliva. However, if you are willing to brave the downpour it promises to be quite the spectacle.

Acclaimed beatboxer, nerd and composer Shlomo has amassed a talented crew of jazz singers and beatboxers that perform an entirely a capella show that ranges from the usual hip-hop flavoured compositions to more unexpected beatbox covers of classics such as ‘Perfect Day’ and ‘Hallelujah’ (check out the video below to hear the latter).

The project will be celebrating the release of their debut EP with two gigs at the Jazz Café on Thursday the 21st and Friday the 22nd of Febuary.

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