Thread by @Folkways

Curious to hear what the #BroodX ‘buzz’ is about? The Folkways catalog is home to an abundance of #cicada sounds! Many know the loud shrill of these insects, but few are familiar with their wing tones, as captured here on "Cicada Warm-up and Flight." folkways.si.edu/sounds-of-inse…

This recording is part of a collection of spiritual dreamsongs among the Temiar people of the central Malaysian rainforest, where the pulsing song of the #cicada is believed to evoke feelings of wistfulness and can "draw the listener off into the forest." open.spotify.com/track/4tSyqmBi…

.@SmithsonianFolk's article on cicada folklore shares the T'boli myth behind “Utom kuleng helef” (Call of the cicada), a song that alludes to the unrelenting calling of #cicadas at sunset. Learn more: s.si.edu/3phr4Mz
open.spotify.com/track/3soklcbn…