Riff Raft + A Pod Calypso in the Caribbean Trapezoid: Close Encounters of the mth Kind*

*Whenever Riff Raft gives off sufficiently “positive vibes” (e.g. by drumming and dancing), curiosity draws A Pod Calypso** in closer to study what’s going on.  If the groove is particularly strong, this rather singular school of marine mammals responds by issuing assorted vocalizations, “buzzing the boat” (emitting narrowly focused click trains, of the type typically used for echolocation), slapping their tails, blowing bubbles, combined with polyrhythmic gyrations and syncopated jumping.  AIMSPP*** interprets these elaborate exhibitions as myriad mixed messages of music, motion & math.

**A Pod Calypso:

***AIMSPP:  Artificially Intelligent Multi-sensory Signal and Pattern Perceiver