Black America Web - Dallas, Tx, USA - Perhaps best known for his infectious 1989 Grammy Award-winning hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy," the first a capella song ever to reach No. 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart, Bobby McFerrin has appeared around the world as a jazz vocalist, composer and orchestral conductor.

Known for his unorthodox singing techniques, McFerrin uses his unusually large vocal range of four octaves; in many performances he switches rapidly fluidly between normal and falsetto registers to create polyphonic effects, effectively performing both the main melody and the accompanying parts of songs. He makes use of vocal percussion created both with his mouth and