| Monasteries Of Bhutan / Tibetan & Buddhist Rites From The Monasteries Of Bhutan |
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| Album: | Tibetan & Buddhist Rites From The Monasteries Of Bhutan | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Monasteries Of Bhutan | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Forced Exposure | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-07-10 | Pull Date: | 2005-09-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 14 | Jul 31 | Jul 24 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 13, 2019: | (with special guest DJ Diego) Lama Norbu Guamtsho (Continued) | 4. | Jan 12, 2013: | Music Casserole Supplication To The Buddhas | |
| 2. | Jan 12, 2019: | acupuncture hour Large "Mani-Wheel", With Mantra, Long Trumpets, "Throat Ornament" | 5. | May 06, 2012: | Catharsis miss-informed Rite To Cure Disease, Chanted (Continued), Prayer For Lama's Long Life, Aspiration To Be Reborn In The Western Paradise, Invitation To Gonpo, Long Trumpets, "Two Notes Prolonged" | |
| 3. | Jan 24, 2013: | The Sunset Life In Praise Of Genyen | 6. | May 05, 2012: | Catharsis: featuring Monkey Power Trio Exhortation To The Guardian Goddess Of Long Life, Offering Of "Golden Drink", In Praise Of Genyen |
| Album Review |
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| David Shaw Reviewed 2005-07-01 | ||
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Tibetan Buddhist Rites from the Monasteries of Bhutan Sub Rosa 2005 Recorded in 1971 by John Levy, a British ethnomusicologist who embraced Buddhism and was granted access to temples and rites in situ, so to speak. Strikingly beautiful, these pieces are remastered and digitally recorded anew for this 2-CD set. Presented are large ensemble and solo chants, instrumental rites, and everyday sounds (such as the tea call). Faves: CD1: 6,9,11,15,16,19,20 CD2: 4,6,9,13,20 (Dr D 06-05) (All track titles on back of case) CD 1 Part 1 1.(5:40) Large ensemble vox and instruments 13(1:48) Vox only, lay monks 2.(1:22) Vox only 14 (1:37) Solo vox w. struck bell 3.(5:07) similar to #1 15 (3:06) Large ens. Female nuns chanting 4.(1:35) 2 long trumpets, ‘tea call’ 16(2:19) Vox only, female nuns 5.(0:45) long trumpets again. Interval between dances 17(1:37) Two shawms only, processional music 6.(3:05) Large ensemble, fast pace 18(3:23) Shawms, gong, drum. Processional music 7.(4:23) Vox only, slow 19(2:39) Two ‘Long Trumpets’ signal the end of series 8.(3:04) Large ensemble, measured pace med Part 2: Ritual Dance Music 9.(3:57) Large ensemble; drum break; metal sounds 20(2:57) Whistling begins, 2 drums, cymbals 10.(1:03) Chant w. handbell, done each morning 21(3:52) 16 dancers, all playing small drum; cymbals 11.(1:16) Vox only, 6-7 monks, interesting harmony 22(2:30) Chanting, drums, cymbals, shawms, trumpets 12.(1:14) Vox only, prep for spiritual instruction 23(9:06) Slow, portentous chant builds in intensity end 24(5:26) Large ens chants, shawms, trumpets, drums CD 2 Part 2 Continued 10.(1:23) Vox only, soft, melodic 1.(6:38) Interesting pellet drums; no vox exc. way in bkgnd 11.(2:13) No music; crowd noises, chanting, laughing 2.(6:32) Large ens; long pause (2:47-3:02); quiet, moody 12.(2:12) Another public ceremony, with music added 3.(5:01) Large ens, no vox, one pellet drum 13.(2:09) Loud chants, exuberant, crowd noise, horns 4.(2:49) Vox only, 16 monks, melodic entreaty to Buddhas 14.(2:48) End of festival; bells and lg drum, chants 5.(2:19) 2 shawms, a folk song about sheep and wool 15.(4:46) Single monk reciting poem by Milarepa Part 3: Temple Rituals and Public Ceremonies 16.(0:24) very short poem spoken by monk 6.(10:17) splashy, vox and instruments alternate in parts 17.(0:53) Pair of cymbals held and struck together 7.(3:16) chants and music very subdued, just drum until end 18.(2:19)a ‘cross-flute’, played here in upper register 8.(5:26) monks go in circles around the altar; vox at ~4 min. in 19.(2:43) Single monk sings another Milarepa poem 9.(3:58) Lute begins, monks come in at 2 min, melodic, pretty 20.(1:46) Powerful voice sings a travelogue song | ||
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