Release Date: 28 November 2025
Label: Outhere / Ocora
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 3149028088922
Genres: World Music
Description
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 its 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 Gyuto is characterised by the use of a specific mode of singing, "the voice of the tantras"; 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 Gyuto, the harmonic emphasised is the 10th harmonic, which is 3 octaves + 1 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.
Ti Frere
Sheila Dhar
Nguyen Vinh Bao; Ba Tu; Ut Ti; Hoang Co Thuy
Ensemble Hougaku Shijyuusoudan; Reison Kuroda; Yuiko Terai; Noriko Hirata
Michel Montanaro; Ensemble de fl?tets-tambourins; Serge Pesce; Andr? Gabriel; Marie-France Arak?lia
Yu Ji-suk
Various Artists
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