Dawn Till Dusk (2008)

30IPS TLM250489

Recorded on location at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Dawn Till Dusk features many previously unrecorded chants and mantras from the monastery’s rich heritage, passed down over the centuries through generations of Tantric masters.

Opening with the haunting sound of the conch shell trumpet summoning the monks to morning prayer, tracks include a prayer written by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for the long life of the Panchen Lama, the recitation of Om Mani Padme Hum, the Mantra of Avalokitesvara, Buddha of compassion, and the Dolma Puja, or prayer to the meditational deity Tara.

Om_Mani_Padme_Hum.mp3

Press quotes:

Majestic and atmospheric
****Songlines Magazine

A timely release
The Observer

Hypnotic Mantras and chants
Financial Times

A magical universe of reincarnation
The Independent

The monks of Tashi Lhunpo preserve Tibet’s ancient culture in exile
New Statesman

Exhilarating multi-layered rhythmic recitation of chants: a shimmering monument of polyphonic sonority
The Rough Guide to World Music

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