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In Agen, the Florida vibrated to the rate of the beatbox during a weekend combining international competition and interaction with the public.
On Friday evening, during this meeting, the participants had to adapt to a melody created by the host of the vocobox from a vocoder. A first! The idea is to offer something new, and to allow the public to have a certain interaction by giving them the opportunity to vote for the performance of their choice. Maxo, Alexinho, Zede and Footboxg, three world champions and the title champion of the FBB (Florida Beatbox Battle), faced each other.
Robin Cavaillès was also there, just like Pierre Hévin who proposed a series of portraits in Florida. On Saturday, eight beatboxers selected on Wildcard in December 2024 clashed solo with only one goal: winning in order to win his entry ticket for the biggest world competition, the Grand Beatbox Battle 2025 which will take place in Tokyo. Five judges (French Alexinho, Belgian Footboxg, Bulgarian Maxo, Russian Inkie and Switzerland Zede) evaluated their performance. The quarter-finals were carried out in a single round of a minute thirty by Battle, with the need to obtain two victories to qualify in the semi-finals. Semi-finals, small final and final took place on a classic two rounds of one minute thirty.
Among the participants: Dropical (Kazakhstan), Exallos (Colombia), Blackroll (Italy), Epos (United Kingdom), Pacmax (France), Adi Kerang (Indonesia), Derrick (United States of America) and Stan (Belgium).
Appear alongside the largest champions
“The first edition was not like a festival. We wanted to remedy this, moreover, by making the festival interactive, in particular through small events, ”explains David Bailly, communications officer in Florida.
The free concert which was to take place place Wilson in Agen in order to make known to as many people as possible what the Beatbox has been canceled, the fault of a capricious weather. A very sad news after two years of waiting for this time much appreciated by the Agen.
“We wanted to do an action outside the walls, which is more by promoting an artistic discipline not necessarily known to all. The objective was to introduce the Beatbox to as many people as possible, to families, to children, to parents, to grandparents … The opportunity also for young artists to appear alongside the greatest, often world champions. The weather conditions have, alas, decided otherwise, “continues David Bailly.
An event that will undoubtedly be renewed next year!
