A product of isolation at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, this song was inspired by a sense of loneliness and longing as I looked at images from my travels, not knowing when or even if I would ever be able to see my friends in other countries again. In particular, I was moved by a picture of a friend I met in the Sahara Desert, hoping we would once again be able to walk in the dunes together.

The melody is improv on a bamboo flute based on ancient instruments from the region. I just played what I felt as I looked at that photo of my Moroccan friend. I later added a drone track that offers deep bass during key passages to emphasize the depths of emotion that went into the composition.

If you would like to use this track in your own work, please feel free to contact me to request the original audio file.

L.J Rhodes

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