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Cho
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0031257140423
Label: Hannibal
Manufacturer: Hannibal
MPN: 571404
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Hannibal
Release Date: January 21, 1997
Studio: Hannibal
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Editorial Review:
Choying Drolma and the Nagi Nunnery Foundation sing songs and invocations of the Cho ("cutting") teachings based on the Prajnaparamita practices established by siddha Padampa Sangye and Machik Labdron. The delicate filigree of chants and supplications is beautifully and sparsely adorned by Tibbetts's treated guitars, percussion, and effects to create an otherworldly experience so alluring in its fragility it is easy to forget the strength of purpose behind these messages of generosity, loving kindness, and compassion through release of the ego. Far beyond the often superficial "new age," Cho is so rich in contemplation and spirituality that even a cursory listen can hardly fail to evoke a beneficial response, and this glorious tapestry of sound alone is enough homage to its 1,100-year legacy. --Derek Rath
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Perfect & Wonderful!!!
This CD is perfect! A beautiful blend of vocals & music create a wonderful relaxed & meditative experience.
Rating:  - Transporting!
Haunting, simple and surreal, this is music that will gently but unapologetically usher you into another world. The nasal, microtonal chants of Tibetan nuns from Nagi Gompa, led by Choying Drolma, are enhanced by tasteful, sparing and somehow utterly appropriate accompaniments composed by Steve Tibbets. Instruments used include bells, simple drums, guitar, bouzouki, cymbals, cello, viola da gamba, violin and electric bass, but don't expect any funky club-like fusion act here. This music is the ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful music
Here is a great example of Tibetan music emerging from the isolated plateaus and valleys where it has been passed on from generation to generation for more than a thousand years. Choying studied with the Lama Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, one of the greatest teachers of luminous awareness meditation and this album leads us into the space in which we too can touch the existential awareness, purity and beauty that the Tibetans have preserved for us for all these centuries.
The simple harmonies of ... Read More
Rating: - Incredible mystical journey with Tibetan nuns et al...
I can't wait to receive and hear this CD; the frammis.com website which has all of Tibbett's CD's has an incredible PBS interview from 1998 with Tibbetts describing how he came about making and recording the Tibetan nuns on this album. The music and the process is simply amazing.
Here's the frammis website review:
CHOYING DROLMA and STEVE TIBBETTS Chö Over the past few years, the music of Tibetan monks has gained a massive audience, with Western listeners finding refuge from the rat race ... Read More
Rating: - BEATIFUL AND TRANSPORTING -- SIMPLY STUNNING
I've heard works by Steve Tibbetts before, over the years. I don't own any of his recordings, but I've admired his work and his talents -- some of his ECM recordings might well find their way into my collection in due time. I found this cd a couple of days ago while browsing in the international section at our local, internationally legendary independent music store here in Austin, Texas (which shall remain nameless to keep the folks at Amazon happy -- they, after all, carry a lot of wonderful music, ... Read More
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