Monday, March 23, 2009

Naturally 7

Naturally 7 is an a cappella group of young men, playing in a 'band'. Thing is... they use no instruments. What they use are their own voices, imitating instruments in a way so natural, its kind of freaky (in a good way). They've been a group for over 10 years but only recently became a bit more popular, thanks to a viral video of them singing it off in a Paris subway. The "band," which since its birth way back in 1999 had different singers and artists come and go, currently consists of Roger Thomas (musical director, arranger, 1st baritone, Rap), Warren Thomas (percussion, guitar, clarinet, 3rd tenor), Rod Eldridge (1st tenor, scratching, trumpet), Jamal Reed (4th tenor, electric guitar), Dwight Stewart (2nd baritone), Garfield Buckley (2nd tenor, harmonica) and Armand "Hops" Hutton (bass). So far, they've appeared at several performances, featured on Ellen, appeared on the Jay Leno show, and even toured with Michael Bublé as his opening act. To the right is a picture of the current members.

No comments: