BANGALORE: Can you beat Box? The question was answered in unison as almost 2,000 students from Christ Junior College took part in the art of urban vocal percussion. This was no ordinary College Day celebration, for the students were aiming high and looking at setting the national record for the ‘Largest Beatbox ensemble’ and hopefully even entering the Limca Book of Records this year.
“This is the first time in Asia that any college has attempted to achieve a feat like this,” said Vinneth Vincent, a third year student of the college. Vincent, a professional beatboxer, who has performed with international artistes like Bauchklang and The Boxetts, has had no professional training in it. The 20-year old directed and lead the audience and his troupe of four on the path of creating history in the city. The entire auditorium was reverberating with the sounds of drums and rhythmic beats. The attempt to enter the records was Vincent’s brainchild and when asked why beatboxing, he said, “It is the ‘in-thing’ at the moment. There are some great beatboxers from the USA and UK, the idea is to put Bangalore on the global map as far as beatboxing is concerned. I believe that you don’t have to be the best at what you love doing to make a living,” he added.
After a couple of trial rounds and warm-up sessions the 2,000 students beatboxed in perfect synchronisation and harmony for over four minutes. There were more than 20 video and still cameras clicking away at shutter speed to provide concrete evidence of the number of students who had taken part in this phenomenal event. The air in the auditorium was buzzing with high voltage energy and enthusiasm. The boys on the stage had managed to even get the principal of the college to tap his feet to the beats.
“It was amazing to be a part of such a huge event,” said Shruti, a student of Christ Junior College.
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