1st National Beatbox Championships in China
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I just got back from judging and performing at the first ever Chinese Beatbox Championships in Shanghai. The trip was incredible. We got treated with such respect by our hosts and our interpreters. We got fed like kings! and the Chinese way of life was extremely eye opening. So different.
The beatboxers were very disciplined. although beatboxing is quite new in China, they take it very seriously, learning complex routines from online videos.
The battle was intense, and really hard to to choose a winner, but my congratulations go out to Li Yang for becoming the first chinese champion!
Chinese news conference
http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2009/11/12/2905635.html
Just a quick update between all the ridiculously large (and delicious!) meals – it’s been a non-stop munchfest!! We did a press conference today to launch the event, very exciting… check the news post above, with Google Translation below
all set for Shanghai!
right.. I’m all packed, surely forgotten something! I’m about to set off at 10am, will land 11am tomorrow Chinese time which is 3am our time. Yikes. Then we’ve got a few days with a show in the middle – Bellatrix, Roxorloops and I are performing and judging at an international beatbox competition as part of Shanghai International Arts Festival. Can’t wait, mostly for the Shanghai food.
I’ll try to keep blogging and tweeting whenever possible, otherwise see you on the other side!!
