Hi Jerry,
I listened twice to get used to that combination of strings and percussion. The first listen suggested a few thoughts that are already mentioned above - totally agree on the balance, but my personal connotations attached to those instruments just didn't let me to concentrate on the music itself. Those percussive instruments just jumped out on me, and my mind was consumed :) But, on the second listen I was able to overcome this obstacle, and paid attention to that slightly "cutting" violin and overall fairly intense texture, delicately peppered by the world percussion that does its shadow work, I imagine.
So, being a fairly close-minded person, I appreciated the composition after detaching myself somewhat from the sounds and re-attaching to the notes instead.
Cheers,
Crusoe.