Description:

This recording uses primitive instruments to support the listener in making shamanic journeys. The didgeridoo, berimbau, rain stick, and rattle provide sonic driving for the journey as an alternative to drumming. The didgeridoo is a wooden wind instrument of Australian origin that produces a resonant trance inducing drone. The berimbau is a gourd-resonated, trance droning musical bow of African origin. The rain stick is a percussion instrument that originated in Chile. Made from a dried cactus branch, it produces the sound of gentle rain. The rain stick and rattle produce high frequencies that complement the low frequency droning, thereby boosting the total sonic effect. Each journey ends with a callback. 1. 15 Minute Didgeridoo and Rattle. 2. 15 Minute Berimbau and Rain Stick.