The soft pre-storm dusk settles over a Kisumu homestead by the lake, the last amber light of the sun fading like a cooled ember as the first low rumble of thunder rolls in from Lake Victoria. The warm low hum of temple bells forms the steady, grounding core of the soundscape, paired with the gentle tinkle of hand-forged metal wind chimes hanging from the porch eaves, stirred by the faint pre-rain breeze. Over these, a soft singing bowl harmonic drifts like a slow, intentional breath, matching th