Art Matters: Beatboxing and Birdsong

Beatboxing is the production of music, using just the sounds produced by the mouth. By this measure, birds have this art down pat. So what do you get when you mix natural birdsong with beatboxing? We speak to a team of an ecologist and a musician who have come together to mix birdsong with beatboxing to grab more attention for the birds of the Western Ghats. Their project was born, appropriately enough, on Twitter. The music includes the songs of birds of the Western Ghats - listen to understand more.