Night Bloom is written by Çağıl Çokan, a Turkish singer and multi-instrumentalist from a Sufi family. The intention is to bring the Sufi way of life into the song. It was composed sitting next to the Yuba river, just moments before recording. The river gifted this song with her essence of flow and grace.
The second song from the upcoming album Home, as the album's story unfolds through the intention of each song, woven together for the listener to observe each successive element through the body as a felt experience. It conceptually begins with sunrise, just as each day begins for us in our lives. A seed is then planted, with the intent for it to grow and flourish, realizing its highest potential as a blooming flower.
The five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether – are explored as the fundamentals needed to transform seed into blossom, so that its fullest expression can be experienced. Once the flower has bloomed, we welcome the moon, tapping into our psychic senses to merge into the dream world once again – and to begin the cycle renewed, to return Home.
With the masterful vocals and flute of Çağıl Çokan, this project is perfect for the Ecstatic Dance & Medicine Ceremony audiences, where the music of Shaman's Dream has been popular for over 25 years.