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Welcome to a tropical African forest in Kenya, a place where nature sings without pause. The stage is Mount Kenya forest in Chogoria, Tharaka Nithi County.

Close your eyes and step into this living concert hall, where every sound is a note in a grand, endless melody.

Above the canopy, bright-feathered birds greet the day. Their songs rise like colorful threads of music, weaving together in playful conversation. Each call answers another, creating harmonies only the forest knows.

Beneath this chorus, cicadas hum with tireless devotion. Their rhythm is steady, like the heartbeat of the forest, grounding every other voice that joins the performance.

The breeze moves gently now, brushing against great leaves and ancient trunks. In its whispers, you can almost hear stories- of rain yet to come, of roots reaching deep into the soil, of life endlessly unfolding.

Together, these voices form a tapestry - birds, insects, animals, and air, the occasional distant motor traffic notwithstanding.

None compete, none dominates. They simply blend, creating a symphony of balance, a music of belonging.

And so, here in this tropical forest, we are reminded: harmony is not just found in silence, but in the coexistence of many voices, all singing at once.

Stay a little longer in our channel if you can. Let the melodies of the forest linger within you - calming, grounding, and alive

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John Muthuri Makathimo

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