Joseph Omotoye Explained

Joseph Omotoye, also known as Jojo Bodybeats, is a Nigerian musician, principally known for his ability to use his own body as a percussive instrument. Striking his mouth, cheeks, chest, stomach, head and legs, as well as using belching, sneezing, coughing and drinking, he is able to produce sounds that are recognizably musical. He refers to his own body as a "bodiophone".[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beating his body to give others pleasure . punchng.com . 11 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911160016/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-dome/beating-his-body-to-give-others-pleasure/ . 11 September 2014 .
  2. Web site: 2007-06-16 . Nigerian Artist is a One-Man Body Beating Band . 2024-07-29 . LAist . en.