Spirit Songs: A Musical Taxonomy of the Amazon -2009 teaser

Shamans receive their healing powers during ceremonies–when the spirits of the plants communicate with them through sacred songs known as icaros. Every life form in the Amazon has a song and their melodies are believed to possess healing powers. Icaros have been described as the quintessence of shamanic power and the number of icaros a shaman knows is the measure of his power. for more on this work-in-progress: innermissionproductions.com

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