Music of Tibet[1] is a historic recording, made by world religion scholar Huston Smith in 1967.[2] While traveling in India, Smith was staying at the Gyuto Monastery. While listening to the monks chanting, he realized that each monk was producing multiple overtones for each note, creating a chord from a single voice. He made a recording of the chanting and had engineers at MIT confirm the phenomenon, which is known as overtone singing.[3]
| Music of Tibet | |
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| Studio album by The Gyuto Monks | |
| Released | 1967 (LP) 2005 (CD) |
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Genre | Ethnic |
| Label | GemsTone |
| Producer | Huston Smith |
The recording was originally released as an LP on Anthology Records. In 2005 the master tapes were digitized for a CD on the GemsTone label. Royalties from sales of the CD go to the Gyuto Tantric University in India.
Track listing edit
- 1 Drumbeat to Summon the Deities
- 2 Guhyasamaja Tantra (Excerpt)
- 3 A Prayer for Refuge
- 4 Invocation of mGon-po
- 5 Invocation of Mahakala
- 6 Prayer of Absolution and Purification
- 7 Selections from Guhyasamaja Tantra (Chapter 5)
- 8 Prayer to mGon-po (Mahakala)
- 9 Prayer to Hla-Mo
- 10 Prayer to Chos-Gyal (Dharmaraja or Yama)
- 11 Prayer for the Preservation of the Buddha Dharma
- 12 Invocation of Mahakala
- 13 Prayer to Mahakala
Credits edit
- Mickey Hart - Technical Assistance
- Nick Morgan - Technical Assistance
- David Schonbrunn - Technical Assistance
- Romio Shrestha - Images
- Huston Smith - Engineer, Liner Notes