Beatboxing for Buddha: Japanese monk makes musical outreach
08 August 2020 |
4:23 pm
Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk, has become a hit online with tracks marrying religious chanting and beatboxing.
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