For something musical to grab my attention well enough for me to write about it, there must be something extraordinary about it. I can think back to three A Capella (acapella or a capella, not sure which is correct) performances that I’d like to give some digital props to. I’m also using this post as a digital drop box so that when I want to show someone these videos, I won’t have to remember the names of each one. I also won’t have to sort through the 50 copies of the same thing and worry that somethings been cut short.
The Best A Capella Videos List
This first one is the most recent that I have seen. Heather Traska is a rare talent and she’s not shy about it. In this video she performs a medley of popular Disney songs and dresses in costume for each part. The video editing adds a cool touch as you can see her singing each part of a song. She does all of the sounds as far as I can tell.
One Woman A Cappella Disney Medley
This next one is similar in the fact that it is one person doing all the sound. The odd thing about it though is it is all Arabic. I never really payed attention to the way they sing but in this video you can hear the different way that he does all the fancy up and down pitchy thingy at the beginning of the word and not at the end like we do. It literally is backwards from the way we do it (just like the way they read from right to left). This guy does the instrumental parts really well. At any rate, it sounds really cool. Wish I knew what the lyrics were. My guess is he is talking about getting the perfect Arby’s roast beef sammich and putting just the right balance of Arby’s sauce on it. It’s about 2 in the morning and I’m hungry…
Alaa Wardi – Ma3gool
The last one I want to mention is an oldie but a goody. A choir singing that “bless the rains down in Africa” song They start by simulating a rain storm and lightning. Im listening to it in another tab on my browser as I type this. Totally realistic sounding in my opinion. They have a few other popular songs but this one is the best. Watching the beatboxing white guy is especially fun.
Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa
Hope you enjoyed the video list. Send me links if you find another unique one that deserves to be listed.
Cheers!
