Sing! Day of song - Bobby McFerrin - Improvisation

So Bobby what instruments do you play? Bobby: human

This is hard to explain. My son and I are both Autistic. I rend to have severe emotional disregulation. My son is stoic with his emotions. Almost like he is scared of them. He is 8 years old. I put this on thé tv and he went somewhere. He closed his eyes and nodded his head. He started crying but not sadness. He got up from the. Couch and started dancing the most beautiful movements. Joy. Pure joy. Something unlocked in him and he has not been the same since. The light in his eyes was amazing. I just can’t really describe it. It was so beautiful.

Event organizer: Wheres the band? Bobby: I am the band

Bobby McFerrin will always be a legend. And the "DON'T CLAP" part is so funny lmao 😂😂😂😂

In my opinion, this is the higher level someone can reach as an artist. Magic. Genius...

Look at him... wearing jeans, some gray t-shirt, and black shoes. He's incredibly famous but doesn't want to show off. This man prefers to focus on what he values - the music. Respect.

I just feel like this man has access to a deep part of our collective soul which is rarely touched by humans. It's phenomenal.

It’s the way he gets the entire audience to join with him. With this high consistent melodies by the people, mixed in with his improvisations, he’s creating the type of music we hear in movies, typically played by full on orchestras. And he’s able to do it in a matter of seconds. That’s freaking amazing.

Bobby, how many intervals can you sing? Bobby: Yes.

Lyrics: "Don't clap!"

The thing that really shocks me about this is how calm Bobby is while playing in front of probably 100,000 people. I'd be freaking out if I had to do that!

It's incredible how he moves his fingers on the mic like a flute while he makes his poetic sounds

One of the tally interesting things about Bobby is that he takes influences from so many different musical genres and cultures across the world, and puts them together in his improv. You can hear traditionally Indian and East Asian sounds in his melodies, as well as several African styles of harmony and body percussion, mixed together with a knowledge of classical and contemporary European musical theory. It's absolutely masterful

wow he modulated the crowd from E minor to D minor without them even noticing.... that's crazy

I'm a musician and I listen to a lot of music. This is my all-time favourite vocal performance. Ever. Out of all of them. Bless Bobby McFerrin.

What's the most impressive thing that most don't notice is that huge crowds are "stupid" as they are affected heavily by group dynamics. Bobby was first singing a more complex progression and wanted the crowd to join. However some started clapping (which is much easier) and the whole crowd joined clapping. He then tried to sing higher notes hoping the crowd would realise which didn't work. So he made a complete break and started over. This time he he avoided the repetitive motion of his hand which would just animate the clappers again and just sing a single note waiting until the crowd joined in. Once they were actually singing (or tuned in) he could actualy work with the crowd. Controlling such a huge group of people is not easy and when they don't do what you want it's really hard to get them back under your control. That's one of the brilliant takeaways of this performance (besides the awesome improv and the amazing Bobby McFerrin). I always like to come back to this.

I think from 0:00 to 1:40 is some of the most beautifully constructed freestyles i've ever heard in my life. It's like something that could be played in heaven (if there is one)

One man, One Mic, One serious f'king talent... Di di didid di etc....

The part 4:21 he actually manage to make a “kulning” an old way here in Scandinavia to sing for summoning the cow herd. Amazing vocal range!

I’m 71 and I have just found out about Bobby, I’m REALLY Enjoying his music and style