Sheila Chandra-Taal.flv

[vozcarlagarcia]

awesome!

[michaelivingstone]

Wooow she is soooo good.

[AmEricAnL27]

Which language is this?

[JonahKai111]

@AmEricAnL27 the language of tabla (musical instrument) aka speaking in tongues.

[deepsee7]

cave ma beatbox! ya!

[emma30pauline20]

original !

[MattGues]

She cuts her eyes toward the camera at 02:00, and you think, "This may be the most beautiful and talented woman in the world." 

[codehendrix]

shes so beautiful..... almost unearthly....... very talented and lucid..... beautiful....

[mamaita]

taketitaketitom taketitaketankatatetumkatakaka­kateakum tataketiteteom

lovethis

[thereturnofthegods]

love this thank you very talented

[jonathan7partytime]

Taal!

[Jayslollipop]

I laughed as fast as she was with her tongue!

[Spalidosin]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[noahetz]

haha i cant stop laughing!!

[georgynumber2]

did thee make CONTACT then..?.

[Silencemanager]

Please tell me what concert is it?!!!!!!! It was called smth like Divas.....there were different world stars

[aapekaap]

wahah lol

[shzindenPL]

imagine arguing with her.

[esprima]

i wish i could dance to this taal...

[SaxySanta777]

I'm speechless......

Those rhythmic patterns sung at tongue braking speed, plus gestures of her hands and facial expressions are telling a story but, this story is not for everybody. Only those who are open can fully experience and appreciate her art. No point wasting time for responding to those 25 dislikes. Just let them be where they are.

Hopefully they will grow up some day.

BRAVO SHEILA !!!!!!! True beauty at its best.

[gogoissei]

wha~o!!



[sophiaspapi2003]

Very gifted young lady...

[johndou1]

Just plain WOW!!!!!!

[badmrfrosty09]

I'd love to hear Mike Patton cover this.

[strangerlover11]

what the hell is that who idiot invented such a fooooooooooolish things ...hahahahha

[Mystique1957]

I´m impressed by her ability to reproduce beat, rhythm and clarity in her words. It does resemble a tabla beat and modulation, and yes she has an angelical beauty. I´m glad I found her...You´re Amazing Sheila!

[theRealDonX]

@Mystique1957

When learning tabla the beats/notes of a taal (traditional rhythm patterns) are spoken as they are played. Each sound from different areas of the skin, type of strike, or slap has its own name . This way the student knows which technique to apply

[dankcro]

try to understand what is she trying to say =D

[MissCuervi]

This is awesome :) And she is beautiful.

[angelablak]

i like this song. i think its cool

[paulb100]

Indian Beat Boxing at its finest... I love her me but I had to laugh when I seen this...

[GURKHAS4LIFE]

nice beat box

[nkleber]

She´s singing likean indian instrument called tabla.

[xXxDeeturtlexXx]

@nkleber

Nice to see someone gets it

(:

[nkleber]

@xXxDeeturtlexXx ;0) Happy to see someone get it too...

[docgonzobordel]

takatakatetoshewahepikupukitak­aktaekobinjahpanshyukayuka !! YaY !!

[MIKIMARRERO1]

BUENISIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MO

[frankdevodude]

Cool, I never heard Indian Beat Boxing before, is there a remix?

[tzujic]

you are super good!

[LetsPlayKaizo]

scatman is better...

[123infomaniac]

I'm embarrassed by some of the comments by people in my country. I apologize for them. I love your music, it is hypnotizing and soothing to the soul. Thank you

[halynamyroslava]

!!!!!!

[WeToldYouSo1]

What to hell is she doing? Is that the DOS code in Urdu? :-D

[sishpete]

the most stupid think i ever saw

[iriewaregl]

@2IceCantata I agree Itchy Knee. At first I was saying to myself, what is going on? But the more I listened, the more I was amazed. Thanks for featuring ...more "Ice International"

[awfulmann]

Classical Indian music is more complicated than Western based rivals of that period. This is similar to beat-boxing, I believe each syllable represents a beat phrase. It's mouth percussion.

[1971PWF]

Beautiful

[simonnee130]

i don't get it..

isn't this just your average indian dialogue?

LOL JK NO RACIALS

[Bassdag]

WOW!

[lifeizlemonz]

BEAUTIFUL

[kevtrev77]

Like scatting in Hindi. It would be fun to listen to this side by side with Ella Fitzgerald scatting.

[valdae]

As usual, the level and amount of ignorance present from fools who wouldn't recognize good music if it bit them on the ass, is amazing.

[wivenhoe58]

Brilliant!

[carlajpatterson]

It's like a lengthened version of konnoco al dente! You folks who don't get it, sorry, but it's just AWESOME! This is SO hard to do and she does it with what looks like total ease. And it is gentle as it hits the ear drum even though she is doing extreme sounds at times. So glad I got to see this video - I've only ever heard her do this on CD before now! Wow.

[merengue1982]

jajajajajajajajajajaja takatakatakatakatakatititititi­titititkititakatum

[joggerdude]

Watching her just makes me mad for some reason. im sorry but this was pretty bad, im pretty sure i heard my 5 year old sister doing something similar the otherday.

[d0zr]

Does she keep repeating TOUCH EM?

[sam55746]

i would do things to that dot

[henriquenem]

This is the REAL MEANING OF LIFE!

[TheRomeoRahul]

AMAZINGGG!!!!! I came to know abt her in my music class and I was like "WOWWW" ......To everyone who doesn't know what she's doing, it's the 'bols' of Tabla - a musical instrument.

[devinity101]

this is a vocal representation of the sounds you get from playing the tablas. she is incredible. Ravi Shankar knows what she is doing...

[devinity101]

this is a vocal representation of the sounds you get from playing the tabalas. she is incredible. Ravi Shankar knows what she is doing...

[PrimalCircus]

Incredible!! I am surprised at the ignorance of some of the comments left below! It is truly sad.

[PunjabiParam]

Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

she is badass>

[handygrl]

umm...i think this is cool, but can someone tell me what she's doing? is she speaking a language? or just making sounds? is supposed to be like music (rapping, singing, etc.)? poetry? please explain cuz i really wanna understand. btw, she sounds like typing....haha xD

[AshtonKish]

@handygrl British-Indian singer Sheila Chandra performs a piece of vocalised taal — a kind of really-old-school beatboxing used by Indian classical music percussionists to practice their parts without an instrument.

[quantie7]

Truly- one of the most Important things i notice- is whether a personne can, or cannot: sustain a relevant Spiritual sustained Truth. like; an Act, or Deed. or a Word that reverberates Infinitely. so... what i notice here- is a Tremendous and Beautiful Spirit and a strong and lasting Heart.

KLACC.

[drjenasty]

If you don't understand someone else's culture, rather than make fun of it, why not find something to appreciate? She has amazing control over her voice. Her other videos show how beautiful of a singer she is.

[mozart7191]

Much better then our crappy American wrap.

[PRICE2169]

what other sounds can she make with the rest of her body .....i can hear it now ....one day you will make great sounds with your mouth......ha he he ho ....this is lame

[flyingcricket1001]

Oh yes this tradition goes back a very long way. At least 800 years. youtube.com/watch?v=lp1-rnrnC8­E&feature=related

[flyingcricket1001]

I'd like to hear her do Zakir Hussain's TeenTaal!

[lainnorcal]

reminds me of that dethklock episode where there tying to teach nathan math.

tickatatickata! who agrees?! XD

[millfordsange]

kind of annoying

[kevin173050]

wtg taqua

[DmsLvr]

ok so she has her hand up and all ready for something and im expecting like this big thing and she just starts like freaking spazzing and going TAKITIKATAKITOM and stuff and im like HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, i watched this for an hour instead of doing my homework hahahahahahahahahaha

[TheBthrower]

This is the same chick i get for customer no service no wonder i can not get anything resolved ! I do not understand a ffffing thing she is saying.Press #1 for english!

[erjd12]

am i the only one that thinks she looks like fran from The Nanny?? hahaXD

[vtVincent]

Although most people think this is beatboxing -

it is actually traditional Indian tabla bols

or calling out the tabla beats - all tabla players do this.

Sheila has recorded this stuff on tracks called "Speaking in Tongues" - parts I & II are on "Weaving My Ancestors' Voices" (1992) and Parts III & IV are on "The Zen Kiss" (1994) - so she's been doing this for at least 18 years.

and the Indian tabla Bol tradition is centuries old.

[RDIKULUS]

SHE IS NOT SPEAKING ANY LANGUAGE...OR BEATBOXING...WELL ATLEAST NOT THE AMERICAN HIP HOP STYLE

SHE IS RECITING THE TABLA RHYTHM VERBALLY...WHICH IS AN ART AND CONSIDERED CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR CENTURIES IN INDIA...

WAYY BEFORE HIP HOP...

WATCH HOW MUCH HATE I GET ON THIS COMMENT...LOL...

I'M A HIP HOP ARTIST MYSELF BUT YOU CANT JUST BE BLIND AND LOOK AT ONLY 1 GENRE OF MUSIC PEOPLE...

HIP HOP IS INFLUENCED BY SO MANY OTHER CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF

[Taima]

@RDIKULUS Only beef I have with your comment is that you OBNOXIOUSLY POSTED IN CAPS LIKE AN IDIOT. There.

[balhedz]

shes not talking shes beat boxing people sometimes are so ignorant i dont know hahaha someone around said i dont know what shes saying hahaha cmon man!!

[PRICE2169]

fuck this when ever someone who is not black does something black people have Ben doing all ready its fantastic right this world is fucking blind people are stupid sheep and the media Raine's supreme

[saffiyahissoapy]

beautiful...wonder what shes saying.. i kow at one point she was counting...

[UWKINGKZ]

lmao what da fuck? tikatatum my fucking balls lol

[Thiscantb4real]

I'm not that impressed, not nearly as impressed as all the idiots clapping when finishes stuttering. She is hot though.

[HSREHADRUM]

i don't care what y'all say she fucking hot she can tikitum any time

[HSREHADRUM]

i dont care what yall say she fucking hot she can tikitum any time

[kelvinacosta1]

shes beat boxing,nigga knows what she doin lmao

[chrisrocksmorethanyo]

this suckss!!

[TheWilliemen52]

SHE'S VERY BEATIFUL AND SO TALENT

[fmigacz]

Bawitdaba da bang a dang diggy diggy diggy said the boogy said up jump the boogy

[dietkokebottle]

cha-chak-chaka khan! lol

[RDIKULUS]

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE SO RACIST AND PREJUDICE TOWARDS THE INDIAN CULTURE AND EVERYTHING ABOUT US INDIANS...

SOME INDIANS DONT EVEN KNOW AND APPREICATE THIER OWN HERITAGE...

PEOPLE WANT THIER CULTURES RESPECTED BUT CANT RESPECT OTHERS'

...

I THOUGHT THIS WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL AND THINK THIS LADY IS PRETTY TALENTED

I FORGOT EXACTLY WHAT THIS WAS CALLED BUT SHE SINGING IN THE TABLA TAAL

[queenrosered]

@RDIKULUS Correct and I want to apologize for all the ignorant Americans that lack culture, breeding or any semblance of sophistication. This lady (Sheila) is indeed extraordinarily talented AND beautiful. Though I am American, my husband and I are retired and living in Mexico, where we are much more free,the people more friendly and polite and we don't care for the "Ugly American" types.Thankfully, not ALL are so ugly.Thanks. :D

[amgwrx]

oh! ella fitzgerald' "one note samba" scat singing (1969)move out the way looks like were outsourcing that too! look it up she has a vid on here too LOL!

[issofunky]

she translated a tabla player's vocabulary into a language for the human voice.

...I try to do this....usually right after I drank 5-7 cups of stong coffee in a row

but I suck at it.

I never thought I'd see someone actually master it like that....she's genius.

[tlj91021]

Where's Piers Morgan when you need him? XXXXXX Buzzzz!!

[earlee7]

very beautiful woman voice music culture

[Probesford]

She is the wife of the reptilian shape-shifting alien sent here, to try to communicate with us.... The scientologists were right!

[Mi024Mi]

Translator? Lmao

[daviddearth]

not too special

[DeadSquirrelPro]

GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN

[thilde27]

lego my eggo

[TheUndergroundRave]

egg loafff. xD

[breadNwater777]

this shit is lame and i am a very open mined person..

[sexymochick]

dis is dum i can do dis to what the hell is she saying

[DmsLvr]

@sexymochick hhaaha i was like this chicks gona be great when she has her hands up an all at the begining, then she goes takatikatom and sht and im laughing my ass off even tho idk what the hell it means

[Allien06]

takatikititom!

[drwedderburn]

Learn to appreciate other culture>

[linkinfan4]

wtf i can do that.

this is what happens when an indian women trys to beatbox.

[croses0803]

@linkinfan4 u lik LP

[linkinfan4]

wtf i can do that

[ociriszues]

This is crap!

[beatsax]

She is vocalizing rhythms with syllables, which every classical indian musician learns. It is like when you were a kid and did "ta ta ti ti ta" in music class, only way more advanced. She makes it look so effortless.

[DannyMinick]

She should have been on 8 Mile. LOLZ

[Mirandaisinlove]

LMAO WTF IS THISSSSSSSS ! AHAHAHHAAAAAAAA MADE ME PEEE

[watcher42006]

this is actually whack... go watch razel for real talent

[Waltangle]

omg. This is the first time i saw this, and my eyes are tearing violently, im on the verge of peeing myself, and i can barely breathe because i was laughing that hard. throughout the whole thing wtf was she saying LMFAO!

[mmtbg]

also check out Konnakol

[MvellaInFl]

I had to listen again.... It takes me back to my high school days. I can still hear the marching band teacher. And a 1 and 2......as the drums would lead us along.

[mmtbg]

This has been around much longer than scat or beat box by at least 600 years! Good stuff! Check out some Jonas Hellborg for some more varitions of Hindustani Vocal Music!

[alxclo]

This sure seems hard to do, but not interesting at all; at least not to me!

[eduardosilva2007]

takatakatiketummm she's hot



[missblondifyable]

shes not singing shes just talking REALLY REALLY fast!

[eduardosilva2007]

what a hell is that? is she on drugs!?....

[Nanalol00]

wtf is she saying? O.o my little brother can do better than her xD

[keepingthemhonest]

May be she had a def audience. Cuz i cant believe they actually clapped and cheered for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MvellaInFl]

@aburashdum- we stupid who speak American???? Maybe get yourself a dictionary. Not all Americans speak English is the correct way to write. Some people from India speak English also. Some People from Germany speak English and so on!!!

On that note, I found it to sound somewhat alright.

[slimshady0810]

ok...?

how is that beat boxing? wtf haha

[godzeus777]

so stupid she ain't shit I could do better with my Dick

[ANDREW948]

i got a dot on my head and the color is red

im a hinduuu

im a hinduuuu

[KayLazLove]

What??

what did she just say lol

:)

[njnyri88]

huh?



[jonnyg1234567891111]

shes no Daichi

[NatsuoxOkami]

Wow, is she breathing?? 0.0

That's talent right there...you go girl!

10/10

[JamesB0nd124]

Ta Ta Ta Ta Tiki Ta Tiki DOM!! LMFAO

[kniv4850]

This cant be for real? I wanted to shoot myself LMAO

[307kjb]

funny

[kniv4850]

Holy SHIT! LOL

[s200pid]

Biz ladin!! lol

[brookyg1]

THIS IS COMPLETE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, i was laughin ma ass offfffff hhahahahan UZELESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[corpsbum]

@brookyg1 In American jazz its called scat singing man. Singing syllables to a rtythmn. Try it some time....its tough to do at all, much less do it well. She is singing rythmn patterns used in Indian drumming....check out tabla drumming sometime. Ravi Shankar always had great table players with him. Heck, go to a high school marching band drum line practice; you will hear the drummers singing

[SjBfilms]

DO I HEAR 30 thousand? GOING ONCE!

[kniv4850]

@SjBfilms LOL

[FELONYx412]

Anyone else think this sucks ? It's annoying and with an hour I could do this to all she's doing is saying annoying sounds fast thats the hardest part

[imhfs09]

this is werid but cool at the same haha it makes me :)

[allwayssearchin]

Beautiful! Have you heard her sing Ever So Lonely?? Talented Soul!!

[loopdeedoo12]

dude thats pretty cool!!! and i have to say it sounds like jiberious!!

[StarOfTheMoon32]

i'm thirsty.

[emogall100]

she is soo cool she really has a talent :)

[Discernaoftruth]

sounds like speaking in tongues to me....LOL. Sounds really cool :)

[aburashdan]

for those stupid asses who only speak american, this is the musical alap (dialogue) of the ancient indian instrument of tabla being practiced, also called sargam. please educate yourself if you don't know the 5000 year old tradition of indian music. one can only feel pity at your peabrains if the only knowledge you take in your sorry graves are tea party, obamanation or playing scatman.

[emogall100]

@aburashdan

there no such language as american 

[allwayssearchin]

@aburashdan thank you for the information. Beautiful

[kami33A]

What is this??? can somebody explain it to me. I'd like to know. It is the 1st time that I hear this. Thanks

[OHMYGOSHitsSARA]

That's... not really that interesting. I'm not particularly talented and with some practice I could probably do the same thing.

[DrVenture45]

That ain't beat boxin'. I heard a hobo rockin' that same sound after a hit of some good home brew!! PLEASE!!!

[nawmmbr]

She is supposed to be a beat boxing according to the MSNBC article where I found this. But she doesn't really sound like any instrument that I've heard from her country or here in the U.S. I certainly can't do what she does, but I'm just wondering how and where her craft is used. I'm guessing just independently?

[SpecialTypeOfGirl11]

what the f@#$ !!!! LLLLLLLMMMMMMMMFFFFFFAAAAAAAOO­OOOOOOOOOOO

[Kitami1]

and all that meant??????

[moisestaktum]

Ta tiritiki ta tina tiritiki ta tiritiki ta tiritiki ta... I guess she is emulating the many sounds of Tabla, nice interpretation, beautiful video

[shrkatq]

Shaka Kan!!!

[luvjbieber1]

I now know there is different languges of beat boxing cause that was faRRR from American

[mgrw91]

this is annoying !!!!!

[Witig]

That more scat than beatbox

[patrickkb4]

LMFAOOOOOO