Power of the voice

Updated On: 02 April, 2019 08:26 AM IST | | Shunashir Sen

How do you make music with just your voice? Meet a cappella and beatboxing band Aflatunes, performers at this year's The Guide Restaurant Awards

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(From left) Jaimish Ashar, Pearl Alex, Nilay Singh, Anish Nair, Devashri Golambare (in black jacket), Joel Mathew and Dany Marshal (in front) of Aflatunes. PIC/nimesh dave

It's been a tiring day. You're in the Metro on your way home from work. Things at office aren't going too well. But then six youngsters hop on. They are positively bursting with energy and sporting infectious smiles. That's enough to lift your spirits. But your mood gets even better when they burst into Chhaiyya chaiyya, the smash hit from Dil Se. The group performs an impromptu a capella version of the track, with two beatboxers substituting for the instruments. Their pitch-perfect rendition carries on for about three minutes and when it's done, you break into applause along with other passengers, having forgotten your worries for a while.

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