Tibetan Buddhist Rites 3 / Various Tibetan Buddhist Rites 3 / Various CD

The extraordinary four volume series of recordings of the temple rituals and sacred ceremonies of the monks of Bhutan. Recorded in the great monasteries by John Levy, four volumes that may represent the most important recorded documents of Tibetan ceremonial music ever undertaken. Volume three features the subjugation of an evil spirit, the incredible sound of monks in procession playing portable monastic instruments, a dramnyen (lute) solo by one of the chief Abbots' bodyguards, mystical poems by Milarepa sung by wandering ascetics, as well as other vocal and instrumental musical expressions of these fascinating people!

1. Nyule Drelwa 2. End of Jinjeb 3. (Untitled) 4. Dramnyen Chozhe 5. Dramnyen Chozhe (Verse 3, in Praise of Chinese Silk) 6. Jampai Lhakhang Drup (Monks, Clown and Public Enjoyment) 7. Jampai Lhakhang Drup (Monks, Clown and Public Enjoyment) 8. Jampai Lhakhang Drup (Spirited Chanting Monks) 9. Jampai Lhakhang Drup (End of the Festival) 10. Jampai Lhakhang Drup/Manip 11. Manip (Vajra Guru Mantra) 12. Manip (Silnyen) 13. Manip (Surlim) 14. Manip 15. The Manip As a Reciter of Historical Poems