Drum Solos
For the uninitiated, it can be difficult to understand why people love a cappella. Heck, even for those of us who do actively enjoy it, it can be difficult to put into words why we enjoy this art form so. While we’ll never have a truly comprehensive list of everything cool about a cappella, 200 Reasons to Love A Cappella is our best attempt at assembling a list of what makes it great.
Reason #18: Drum Solos
There are a cappella performers who can do vocal percussion, and then there are those who can pull off drum solos.
Drum soloists—a gifted branch of vocal percussionists--not only keep the beat, but truly own it, capable of taking the stage on their own and unleashing performances that match, if not trump the rest of what’s going on in a given song. Such performances are every bit as a captivating as a traditional drum solo, if not more so for the marvel of the artist doing all if it with the human mouth. This is where are a cappella transcends art into a legit spectator’s phenomenon that can appeal to an incredibly wide fanbase.
I love it!