Yesterday, I got to listen (by default, courtesy a book award event) to Taufiq Qureshi, an extraordinary percussionist who does fascinating things with his hands, cheeks, mouth and breath
And I by that mean he modulates his voice and breathing rhythms to create the most electronic techno sounds.
Or reproduce the sound of a train slowly chugging along by slapping the hollow of his cheek, really hard, with his hands. As the train leaves the station and gains speed, he alternates his wild movements by beating a drum-like contraption, equally wildly.
Finally the clapping of cheek and drum explode into a crescendo, as the train thunders down the track.
