Dances of the Desert Album by Alice and the Caterpillar

Dances of the Desert is a desert‑dance album journey shaped by hypnotic Middle Eastern rhythms, shimmering percussion and the serpentine melodies that define Alice and the Caterpillar’s instrumental sound.

Each track moves like a dancer through shifting sands—slow, sinuous phrases rising into bright, swirling grooves that invite movement and trance. The music blends oud‑like guitar tones, hand‑drummed doumbek pulses, and airy, mystical motifs that evoke desert nights, candlelit temples and the ancient ritual of dance as transformation.

Without vocals, the instruments speak in their own language, carrying the listener through a story of awakening through dance while rooted in earth and lifted by spirit. This is belly‑dance music as inner alchemy: sensual, hypnotic and quietly transcendent.

All music is digitally created and mastered to a professional standard. The .zip file you can download contains all the album's tracks in high-quality .wav format suitable for streaming and burning onto a CD. CDs are also available in either eco-friendly paper jackets or plastic cases.