Michael Drake

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My songs and video soundtracks combine trance-inducing drums, native flutes and droning didgeridoos in a rousing celebration of shamanic music. The music is based on a simple trio of shamanic instruments: the drum, the flute and the didgeridoo. Each instrument opens a path of communication between the spiritual and earthly realms. Each instrument helps induce trance states, opening the inner, spiritual ear and eye. Each is related to the soul, which extends far beyond the physical body, connecting us to the symphony of the universe.

The sound of the shaman's drum is very important, for it is a voice with great power and it is a voice that is a gift to us from a greater being. Its steady beat is akin to the primal pulse, the heart, throbbing within all that exists. The shaman uses the drum to create a bridge to the spirit world and summon the healing power of spirit.

Aboriginal tradition equates the low-pitched, rhythmic resonance of the didgeridoo with the voice of the Earth itself. According to an Aboriginal Dreamtime legend, the god of creation Baiame created man and woman, giving them the didgeridoo to sound all other life into form. Didgeridoos produce a range of infrasonics; extremely low frequency sound waves that stimulate a wide array of euphoric trance-like states.

The flute is akin to birds, flight and the breath, which is spirit. Its chirp, warble, and bird-like notes make your heart soar. Its sound represents the voice of the birds, the voice of the wind and the voice of the soul -- those things that are free to move and fly. So taken all together this trio; the flute, drum, and didgeridoo, represents the whole voice of Creation.

Special thanks to the following artists for their contributions to my music and videos.
Under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license:
Wood Flutes for Native American Flute on "Eagle Dance."
Carlos Carty for Andean Quena Flute on "Machu Picchu Journey."
Headphaze for Ambient Drone on "Solfeggio Shamanic Journey."
Musicbrain for Didgeridoo on "Zen Taiko."
Kerri Lake for Native American Flute on "Turtle Shaker", "Badger Medicine", "Polar Bear Prayer", "Elephant Dreamtime", "Eagle Rising", "Earth's Lament" and "Osprey Guardian."
William E. Clemmons for Native American Flute on "Heartbeat" and "Power Song."
Alida Santandrea for Native American Flute on "Rain Blessing" and "Canyon Sentinels."
Kevin MacLeod for Reggae (Sketch) on "Lift Me Up."
Wood Flutes for Native American Flute on "Star Nations."

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