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Mushi Ondo

[Genre]Modern
[Also Known As]Insect Rhythm

Mushi Ondo appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonTradition and Beyond Shakuhachi : Michael Chikuzen Gould
Michael Gould (percussion) used to sit in the darkness of his room listening to the cacophony of insect noises outside: crickets, cicadas, etc. Living next to a rice field, the croaks of the rice paddy frogs would add to the din. Michael heard patterns in this created from the first croak of the frog, followed by others joining in until they reached a collective rhythmic "groove" only to return to the quietness enveloping the sounds of the smaller insects again.