Story Behind The Song

This piece is part of a suite called Butterfly Dreams. All of the themes from the suite are taken from nature. I began by recording Cicadas (Katydids - giant grasshoppers) in the deep forests of North Georgia and copying the syncopated polyrhythms creat

Song Description

Rhumba box (giant kalimba), kalimba and cabasa form the rhythmic mirror of rhythms found in the mating songs of male katydids (giant grasshoppers). The rasping, percussinve sound made by these insects creates a deafening, syncopated beat in the night for

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