Beat Making Lab

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  #FijiChallenge w/ Walshy Fire of Major Lazer

  Beat making challenge number two - Moombahton beat from Fiji samples.

  2:48
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  Sampling w/ Flip Flops and Ski Beatz

  A man in Fiji hits a PVC pipe with a flip flop, and his sound meets a 17-year-old drummer.

  0:00
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  Trapped In Paradise

  The Beat Making Lab crew meets Fijian rapper/producer Dave Lavaki (aka Mr. Grin).

  0:00
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  Heartbeats of Fiji

  Ben searches for purpose, Masi follows a dream. Fiji Beat Making Lab brings them together.

  9:59
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  Behind The Beat: First Beat Making Lab (2011)

  The first Beat Making Lab was launched at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Fall semester of 2011.

  2:28
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  Mashup: National Anthems

  US National Anthem [Star Spangled Banner] + Black National Anthem

  1:34
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  Walshy Fire [of Major Lazer] Wants Your Riddims

  Make a dancehall riddim out of our Kora sample.

  1:19
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  Get Your Drums Right

  One of the cardinal rules of beat making is: start with sampled, not factory, drum sounds.

  2:31
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  Health Worker Beat

  Ina, a Senegalese student, takes a field trip to an Intrahealth hospital to make a beat.

  2:00
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  Beat Making Challenge #2: Kora Riddim

  Now it's your turn to create a riddim from a sampled kora.

  2:02
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  Female Hip Hop Crew Makes Beats in Senegal

  "The people need a female rapper," says Toussa, the president of GOTAL.

  2:44
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  Behind the Beat: Portobelo

  Behind the scenes of the production of the music video for the song, "Portobelo."

  4:02
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  Portobelo (music video)

  During a blackout in Panama, we filmed this amazing video with Yomira.

  0:00
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  Episode 1: Goma, Congo

  Professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid make beats with youth in DRC, Africa.

  2:56
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  Prof. Angel Sound Prison Beats Interview

  Here is the full story about beat maker and DJ, Professor Angel Sound.

  2:26
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  Field Trip: Prison Beats

  In this video we make a beat in a Panamanian prison with Professor Angel Sound.

  1:51
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  Diablos (music video)

  Beat produced and lyrics written by the youth of Portobelo, Panama.

  3:05
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  Beat Making Challenge #1: Accordion Trap

  Meet Martin, a young accordion prodigy from Portobelo.

  2:21
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  Panama: Meet the Kids Behind the Beats

  Yaci, Osvaldo and Darin - three Panamanian youth - go from cowbell to MPC.

  2:36
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  Exclusive Zenga (Music Video) by Flamme Kapaya

  Zenga, is a global dance anthem by Congolese maverick guitarist Flamme Kapaya.

  2:45
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  What's In the Backpack?

  A Beat Making Lab is an electronic music studio small enough to fit in a backpack.

  1:32
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  Cho Cho Cho (Music Video) filmed in Goma, Congo

  Cho Cho Cho is the first music video by the youth of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

  3:15