Raphaël De Cock
About
Raphael De Cock is a multi-instrumentalist and singer of traditional singing styles and he is involved in various Belgian as well as international music projects. He also regularly gives workshops and courses.
​
Raphael discovered the Irish bagpipes, the uilleann pipes, in 1989. In those days he also discovered Tuvan throat singing and overtone singing. This was the start of a lifetime adventure and search for musical instruments and vocal timbres.
​
NEW!! OSUNA has a new BOOK+CD-album out. Check OSUNA - Along the Silk Road
​
Check his full artistic bio here.
​
Click here for his page as a fireflies and glow-worms specialist.
​
Listen to his Welcome Word:
​
Some Musical Projects
I studied Biology at the University of Antwerp in Belgium (scientific CV). My field of research especially yields the behaviour and ecology of fireflies and glow-worms.
My previous research and projects focused especially on :
-
colour and glow warning signals in lampyrid larvae (colour and bioluminescent aposematism)
-
the behaviour and communication in diurnal and nocturnal fireflies
-
developing survey mehtods for non-luminous, diurnal fireflies, and for nocturnal glow-worm species
I am also involved in Firefly and glow-worm Survey Projects worldwide and I am currently IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist for Europe with a particular mission.
Please feel free to contact me about scientific collaborations or for advice, or just for brainstorming about some research aspect about fireflies.
-
Check my contacts !
I am always very interested to discover new facts about fireflies,