This is a preview. Log in through your library . The Yearbook for Traditional Music is a refereed scholarly journal which carries essays, reviews, and reports in the area of traditional music and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper examines the musical variations of the phet, a Tibetan word sung in chod dbyangs chants practiced specifically by the Kagyu sect.

Eastern culture often seems far removed from our mostly Western sensibilities. Epistemologically speaking, when the most New Worlders hear the word "chant" in relation to music, we immediately think ...

DANBURY -- The chants of the Buddhist monks -- with their eerie bass throat notes, the rhythmic patterns that evolve as the chant progresses, the interjected clash of cymbals -- echoed through the ...

DANBURY — The chants of the Buddhist monks — with their eerie bass throat notes, the rhythmic patterns that evolve as the chant progresses, the interjected clash of cymbals — echoed through the halls ...

The first time I heard Tibetan throat singing, I was completely blown away. According to Britannica, Tibetan throat singing is a particular style of throat singing that usually involves chanting and ...

Monlam, or the Great Prayer Festival, is one of the most important events in the Tibetan calendar. Wang Yan reports. Crowds of Buddhists flocked to Lhasa's Jokhang Temple on Saturday to celebrate ...

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a monk is like? A Tibetan Buddhist monk? Ever curious about the meaning in those huge sand paintings with their swirls and symbols? Have you ever ...

Tibetan music used to be unmistakable - think guttural chants of Buddhist monks, and healing bowls and bells set to the rock and reggae anthems of the '90s that tapped into sentiments of Tibetan ...

Ithaca, N.Y. — The Tibetan Buddhists have finished two of four new buildings which comprise the Du Khor Choe Ling Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies. Located on 28-acres of land less than ...