

Recently I watched a ceremonial presentation by Nkosinathi Koela’s Indigenous Sound Frequency, a group of incredibly talented musicians.
Recently I watched a ceremonial presentation by Nkosinathi Koela’s Indigenous Sound Frequency, a group of incredibly talented musicians.
It felt for me the first time after a lifetime of living in South Africa, that I was able to enter into the deep earth connection of the African spirit. The way the performers feet hit the ground and the deep sounds of their voices, the painted faces and the background drumming all contributed to a deep resonant connection to earth energy. I could not help contrasting this with the energy of sitting in an Indian temple meditation and hearing people chanting. The former was all mother earth and celebrating the body energy, and the latter was air and celebrating mind and meditation.
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