The Tao of Books World Music Tibet

FREEDOM CHANTS FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD Ref: N120C

The Gyuto Monks with Kitaro, Mickey Hart & Philip Glass

Founded in 1474 the Gyuto Tantric University was responsible for developing a remarkable form of overtone chanting in which each monk sings a chord containing two or three tones simultaneously. This recording was made in 1988 when the monks journeyed to the U.S. to chant for the freedom of their homeland and to raise funds for a new monastery in Nepal.

64 mins. ... Cassette

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GOLDEN BOWLS Ref: MX144

Karma Moffett

Golden Bowls, recorded at the Land of the Medicine Buddha Monastery in 1995, is an international classic in the field of meditation music which has received little attention in the UK. It is extensively used as a background for massage, tai chi, and yoga. Twenty-three years ago Karma Moffett was one of the first artists to record the music of antique hand-made Tibetan Singing Bowls. The 13-bowl set played on Golden Bowls represents an 18-year process of collecting only the finest Bowls of superior quality and harmonic attunement. As they are played randomly, complex harmonics build on top of the primary tones of the Bowls, creating an expansive, ethereal experience. The Bowls have a wide range of notes from deep, resonant bass notes to delicate bell-like high notes. An album which should be in the collection of every sound healing enthusiast.

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MANTRAS FROM TIBET: Vijaya Devi & Om Ama Rani Ref: MX083

Sarva-Antah

Mantras are sacred syllables that form the core of spiritual energy. Singing or reciting them brings concentration and raises consciousness. This album features two long Tibetan mantras for life-long health and immortality: 'Vijaya Devi' and 'Om Ama Rani', chanted with great style and inspiration by the successful Sarva-Antah ensemble.

2 CDs

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MOTHER OF THE BUDDHAS Ref: MX152

Kirby Shelstad

In this epic work, Kirby Shelstad presents a musical rendering of ancient Tibetan and Sanskrit texts in a rich and elaborate setting full of devotion, spirit and energy. In the Tibetan schools of Buddhism, the lady Tara is known as the 'Mother of the Buddhas compassion' while the Prajnaparamita is known as the 'Mother of the Buddhas wisdom'. Mother of the Buddhas was composed and created with devote intention and the listeners journey in mind. "The sacred chants of the yogis and siddhis of India were revolutionary. In the spirit of ecstacy and spiritual insight, they were like the rock or jazz music of their day, on the cutting edge of society, beckoning listeners to wake up. Few artists have been able to capture the essence of this divine tradition with as much elegance, inspiration and funk as Kirby Shelstad." - Robert Sachs. "This is a masterpiece... the ultimate yoga CD." - Erich Schiffmann.

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TEMPLE MUSIC FROM TIBET Ref: BV94

Deben Bhattacharya

This exciting recording of traditional music from a variety of Tibetan Buddhist temples has been collected by Deben Bhattacharya, one of the world’s leading authorities on traditional music who has been recording music that is as yet untouched by modern civilisation for over 30 years. On this CD you will hear ceremonial music, morning and afternoon devotions and the famous fire ceremony of the Gelugpa sect.

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TIBETAN FREEDOM CHANTS Ref: BW61

Chris Michell & the Venerable Bhagdro

A unique project by British flautist, composer and sound healer Chris Michell together with the Venerable Bhagdro of Ganden Monastery. Symbolising the hardship of the Tibetans who are imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese as well as the Higher Spirit to never give up. Also featured are songs of defiance, suffering and hope by nuns inside the Drapchi Prison in Lhasa.

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TRANCE 1: Sufi Dervish Rite - Tibetan Overtone Chant - Indian Dhrupad (Book + CD) Ref: IG126CD

David Lewiston & Various Artists

Delve deeply into trance with rituals from three spiritual cultures using music enter extra-ordinary realms of being. Discover the esoteric world of the Sufi brotherhoods. Originally used during the ‘zikr’, a Sufi devotional ceremony the haunting melody played on a reed flute called a ‘ney’, modulates from one mode to another creating an atmosphere which elevates the participants to an ecstatic state of mind. Producer/Journalist, David Lewiston describes the musical magic he found during a journey to the monasteries of exiled Tibetan monks. The monk’s other-worldly overtone chanting exudes a deep state of peace. ’Dhrupad’, the oldest vocal style of Indian classical music, is devotional in nature, its origins dating back to ancient Sanskrit texts. The recording presented here was made by the 19th generation of the Dagar families unbroken connection with Dhrupad. ‘It takes us 25 years of training, practising ten or twelve hours a day, to be able to perform Dhrupad...’- N. Zahiruddin Dagar. Includes 64 page hardback book.

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TRANCE 2: Naqshbandi Sufis - Healing & Trance in Morocco - Balinese Temple Festival (Book + CD) Ref: IG128CD

Various Artists

In Chinese Turkestan, the ancient brotherhood of the Naqshbandi Sufis perform the zikr, an Islamic ‘calling to God’ built upon wordless chanting. Jean During was allowed to record this rarely witnessed ritual of deep contemplation and inspired dancing. In Morocco, the Ganawa brotherhood performs a leela-serene and healing nights of music and trance. The pulsing bass of the guimbri and the chattering percussion of qaraqsh that accompany these rituals embody the spirit which lured musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Ornette Coleman to Morocco. In Bali, at a Hindu temple festival, the hypnotic pulsing of the gamelan - a bevy of gongs, metallophones and cymbals - drives participants into trance to perform ngurek, a frenzied ritual where trancers stab at themselves with long daggers. Includes 64-page hardback book.

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