South Korean a cappella group tackles tech sounds with remarkable accuracy

The World

Traditional a cappella groups cover pop lyrics and full music beds with impressive skill. But one group in South Korea, called MayTree, is taking the genre further to mimic the digital devices that occupy our lives. The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story. (This story originally aired in February 2021.)

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