The Rough Guide to the Music of the Himalayas

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Call Number: CD World Asia Rough 2002
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Compact disc.
Compilation from previously released albums.
Compiled by Ken Hunt.
Subtitle on booklet: Tibet, Nepal, Ladakh : sounds from Shangri-La.
Ngani tröma part 1 : (Tibet) (Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts) (2:15) -- Pahadi : (India) (Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbhushan Kabra & Hariprasad Chaurasia) (6:44) -- Gurans ko phool siuri : (Nepal) (Krishna Das & the Modern Light Music Brass Band) (3:58) -- Gaden lhagya : (Tibet) (Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery) (4:21) -- Kyamdro semkye : (Tibet) (Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts) (3:09) -- Lekdri ma : (Tibet) (Monks from Drete Dhargon at Drepung Monastery) (6:56) -- Fire channels. Me : (Tibet) (Hooked Light Rays) (9:59) -- Dar tson nanga : (Tibet) (Petso) (3:41) -- Music for archery : (Ladakh) (Ladakhi musicians) (3:51) -- Ling sho la : (Bhutan) (Jigme Drukpa) (3:27) -- Mwe dyählhāygu : (Nepal) (Nepali musicians) (3:39) -- Dong lim : (Tibet) (Do-Pe) (1:40) -- Himalayas : (China) (Guo Yue & Joji Hirota) (7:12).

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Outstanding submitted by KidBlue on December 14, 2017, 2:02pm This is a spectacular album of traditional music from the nations of the Himalayas. The vocals and instruments will sound odd to Western ears, but those with open minds and hearts will find great mystical beauty here.

Lots of Influences submitted by Meginator on August 27, 2022, 9:52pm As the liner notes for this compilation point out, the vast Himalayan region draws cultural influences from several different places, resulting in a richly varied musical heritage that is on full display here. These musicians use many different instruments and vocal techniques, giving each track its own unique feeling and preventing the album from becoming at all repetitive. Some of the musical elements (such as different scales and the use of throat singing) may be unfamiliar to listeners more accustomed to Western traditions, but they are all the more interesting for the ways in which they challenge common assumptions about what music should sound like and approach the art from different angles. I really enjoyed learning more about the region’s musical heritage through this album and recommend this to anyone looking to broaden their horizons and learn more about a part of the world that is often ignored aside from its highest peaks.