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Dear Sentient, thank you very much for posting these links. When I listened to the chants the first time around, I did not hear the similarity. I had to listen to the chants a few times, and then I did hear the similarity in the vocal beats and in their breath.
I could not quite put my finger on what exactly the similarity was, but I understood what you meant in your post. Then after reading the link you posted Trochaic tetrameter, it made complete sense to me. You have a very good ear for sound, vibration and tone!
I do not think the Piaroan Shaman went into trance state during the video, I think he was only chanting because he was asked to by the videographer, just my humble assumption 😉
I imagine the various tribes in the Orinoco region go into trance states in different ways, some by chanting, others through dance, others through natural herbs found in the jungle. Or, a combination of all of the aforementioned 😉
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