A Sonorous Expedition #3 - Rainforest Sounds

A Sonorous Expedition presents a sound and visual, ecological and social research journey in Panama as a transformation to the environment of the Maxilla Space in London. In Panama, Ana Carolina was based in the indigenous community of Guna Yala, which encompasses rainforest and covers much of Panama’s eastern Caribbean coast; the aim was to learn from the indigenous community ecological and sustainable ways of living.

Now: third broadcast in series featuring a walk in the rainforest with Sofie, La Wayaka Current and Carolina.

As we go deeper into the rainforest, away from the village Armila towards Colombia, we can hear the birds and the sound of the trees, with the Caribbean Sea in the background. The fauna and flora of this place are rich and dense. Next to a stream, we meet Pablo, one of the Curanderos from the village. He is collecting plants to make his medicines. He goes deeper into the jungle.

These recordings are important fragments of sound from one of the oldest and most diverse ecosystems on earth. Hopefully, the sound will emphasise the need to save these natural and diverse ecosystems and to recognise what we may lose if we turn deaf ears to global warming.