Season 1
#FijiChallenge w/ Walshy Fire of Major Lazer
Beat making challenge number two - Moombahton beat from Fiji samples.
#FijiChallenge w/ Walshy Fire of Major Lazer
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.
Sampling w/ Flip Flops and Ski Beatz
The Beat Making Lab crew meets Fijian rapper/producer Dave Lavaki (aka Mr. Grin).
Trapped In Paradise
Ben searches for purpose, Masi follows a dream. Fiji Beat Making Lab brings them together.
Heartbeats of Fiji
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.
Behind The Beat: First Beat Making Lab (2011)
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Walshy Fire [of Major Lazer] Wants Your Riddims
Make a dancehall riddim out of our Kora sample.
Walshy Fire [of Major Lazer] Wants Your Riddims
One of the cardinal rules of beat making is: start with sampled, not factory, drum sounds.
Get Your Drums Right
Ina, a Senegalese student, takes a field trip to an Intrahealth hospital to make a beat.
Health Worker Beat
Beat Making Challenge #2: Kora Riddim
Now it's your turn to create a riddim from a sampled kora.
Beat Making Challenge #2: Kora Riddim
Female Hip Hop Crew Makes Beats in Senegal
"The people need a female rapper," says Toussa, the president of GOTAL.
Female Hip Hop Crew Makes Beats in Senegal
Behind the scenes of the production of the music video for the song, "Portobelo."
Behind the Beat: Portobelo
Professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid make beats with youth in DRC, Africa.
Episode 1: Goma, Congo
Prof. Angel Sound Prison Beats Interview
Here is the full story about beat maker and DJ, Professor Angel Sound.
Prof. Angel Sound Prison Beats Interview
In this video we make a beat in a Panamanian prison with Professor Angel Sound.
Field Trip: Prison Beats
Beat Making Challenge #1: Accordion Trap
Meet Martin, a young accordion prodigy from Portobelo.
Beat Making Challenge #1: Accordion Trap
Panama: Meet the Kids Behind the Beats
Yaci, Osvaldo and Darin - three Panamanian youth - go from cowbell to MPC.
Panama: Meet the Kids Behind the Beats
Exclusive Zenga (Music Video) by Flamme Kapaya
Zenga, is a global dance anthem by Congolese maverick guitarist Flamme Kapaya.
Exclusive Zenga (Music Video) by Flamme Kapaya
A Beat Making Lab is an electronic music studio small enough to fit in a backpack.
What's In the Backpack?
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.
Cho Cho Cho (Music Video) filmed in Goma, Congo
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