Dalai Lama - Inner World - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This CD introduces the religious aspect of Tibetan music as an artistic illustration of Buddhism, and it also represents the popular culture through folk songs that are part of daily life. This musical document is a witness to the splendor of this ancient civilization. Features a reading of the sacred texts by the Lamas of the main Tibetan in Dharamshala, a temple ceremony of the Drugpa-ka-gyu sect, a Khampa folk dance and patriotic song, conch shell blowing and much more. Album Tracks 1. Jensey 2. Reading of the Sacred Texts By the Lamas of the Main Tibetan in 3. Monks at Prayer in Sarnath [Morning Ceremony] 4. Temple Ceremony of the Drugpa-Ka-Gyu Sect 5. Tucho Dawe Duchi [Afternoon Prayer at Rumtek Monastery] 6. Ema Linchey [Tibetan Dance] 7. Khampa Folk Dance 8. Khampa Patriotic Song 9. Khampa Tashi Song 10. Conch Shell Blowing

Album Tracks 1. Trio Élégiaque Op. 9 - a la Mémoire D'un Grand Artiste - 2. Trio Élégiaque NR. 1

This ceremony, which was recorded in 1975 and was performed by the first generation of Tibetan monks in exile in India with the current Dalai Lama, reproduces most faithfully the impressive vocal technique, fervour, and mystery of this very low-pitch Buddhist chant, with it's harmonics and accompaniment of horns, drums, and large cymbals. Thanks to the sound recording technique, the listener is immersed in the very heart of the event.As in all monasteries of the various schools, an important place is reserved for the memorisation and recitation of a large number of ritual texts. The liturgical practice of Gyütö is characterised by the use of a specific mode of singing, Inchthe voice of the tantrasInch; this process consists of simultaneously emitting a very low sound and, by modifying the volume of the oral cavity, distinctly bringing out one of the harmonics of this sound. In Gyütö, the harmonic emphasised is the 10th harmonic, which is three octaves and one third above the fundamental. There are many examples of this on the various tracks selected for these CDs, particularly when the chant master gives the cue for a passage to begin. Album Tracks 1. Tantra Dit de InchL'assemblée SecrèteInch 2. Initiation Au Culte de Yamantaka 3. Rituel de Consécration 4. Le Grand Noir (Mahâkâla) 5. Libation Dorée 6. Prière de InchBon AugureInch