The word "percussion" comes from Latin, meaning "to beat or strike" in the musical sense, and also means "the collision of two items to produce a sound". Percussion is a family of instruments including drums, rattles, metal plates, or wooden blocks which musicians would beat or hit to produce sound.
Bobby McFerrin has been one of the most famous body percussionists. Watch him do his thing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codmxk7uLv8&feature=related
Joel Turner, Beatbox Champion, makes percussion sounds using only his mouth. Watch his first television appearance on Australian Idol here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRGYAhfmQUs
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