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Everyone would beatbox to the Truffle Shuffle from the American adventure movie, The Goonies, and he wanted to feel included.
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Bird combines beatboxing with bad jokes, acting like a DJ while using his sense of humour to make the show entertaining.
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He also draws on his Indigenous background to create music.
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Bird hopes to inspire others through his music.
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Watch Bird perform on Thursdays at L香蕉视频直播� Oven Farm Fresh Food in West Kelowna, starting at 6 p.m.
carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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