Rhythms of the Earth

by Morwen Two Feathers

"The rhythms of the Earth have been expressed musically in a wild variety of different patterns, timbres, and levels of complexity in many distinct cultures around the world. Are these differences the direct expression of the Earth’s voice in those particular places, or reflections of human social arrangements that are rooted in those places? From Gaia’s perspective it matters not at all, for these are the same thing. Indigenous people have communed directly with the rhythms of the land that is their home, evolving stable repertoires of traditional rhythms and songs that express fundamental relationships between the people and their environment. When a group of people takes root in a particular place on Earth and stays there for generations, a specific rhythmic musical tradition appears and develops." Read More