Meet BZA’s first woman beatboxer

Here’s presented the first full-fledged beatboxer from our very Vijayawada. But, what makes it more interesting is that this beatboxer is a girl. Breaking all stereotypes, this one is making the city proud by putting it on the map for rappers and beatboxers all over.

ZOri (Reshma Nandwani) gave her first stage performance dancing to the beats of Micheal Jackson’s “Dangerous” at the age of 13. “It was my first stage performance at school and after that I slowly developed interest on beatboxing,” ZOri says. After performing for over a month at Haailand Resorts, Guntur, she received offers for bigger events.

Speaking on her progress, she says, “I kept listening to hip hop songs during my childhood. Later, I developed interest towards rap and since then I surfed internet for all the rap songs and it is then eventually beat boxing began. “I would say Internet is the whole reason behind my interest on beatboxing,” beams ZOri.

ZOri says that her first love is dance. “Beatboxing comes later,” she adds. What’s more? She is a fitness freak. “I dream of having a cool physique. Bodybuilders always inspired me, because I love to work out like them and have a great body,” she quips.

ZOri’s first music video ‘Katha Matha’ released in 2014. She gained recognition after that and later started with her music and dance classes. Her recent release was “Sara” music video where she plays a duo. “The song is more like a girl talking with another… It’s like talking with a friend. I have my own style and I always maintain that uniqueness in my songs,” she says proudly.

ZOri is a music buff all the way. She plays drums and table that she learnt during childhood. “Anything that has got the ‘drum beat’ creates enthusiasm in me,” she says. So, what about her family? Do they support her? “At first my parents advised me to concentrate on studies. But, now they encourage me to do what I feel like doing,” concludes ZOri who admires the attitude of Piggy Chops.

By Divya Vallabhaneni