larryhead
02-20-2007, 02:12 PM
i just saw the gyuto monks perform on saturday over at the harris theater (millenium park). it was pretty interesting, these guys have the ability to actually sing an entire chord (three notes) at the same time. it sort of sounds a bit like a bullfrog or something, heheh. also, it is very repetitive which is good for meditation, (which, i tried to do, but eventually caught myself nodding off occasionally after about 45 minutes into it :)) - but how often are you going to see something like this? if they are coming by you, you should consider checking them out.
Gyuto Monks Tibetan Tantric Choir
When Tibet was absorbed by the Chinese government in 1959, 90 Buddhist monks from Gyuto Tantric University fled with the 14th Dalai Lama to northern India. To this day, the monks continue chanting in their multi-tonal style, as they have been doing since the university’s founding in 1474. Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart brought the monks to America in the late 1980s, giving them unprecedented national attention that culminated in a remarkable performance in New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
The monks’ centuries-old Buddhist traditions seek to cut away veils of illusion and transcend human folly, creating an ideal world of bliss through prayer and dedication. With harmony and rhythm largely absent, the monks’ guttural, multi-tonal chants don’t necessarily abide by Westerners’ notions of music, but listening to their prayers is refreshing and rewarding. Witness their sacred rituals during this special event at the Phillips Center.
http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/images/perf.gyuto.jpg
Gyuto Monks Tibetan Tantric Choir
When Tibet was absorbed by the Chinese government in 1959, 90 Buddhist monks from Gyuto Tantric University fled with the 14th Dalai Lama to northern India. To this day, the monks continue chanting in their multi-tonal style, as they have been doing since the university’s founding in 1474. Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart brought the monks to America in the late 1980s, giving them unprecedented national attention that culminated in a remarkable performance in New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
The monks’ centuries-old Buddhist traditions seek to cut away veils of illusion and transcend human folly, creating an ideal world of bliss through prayer and dedication. With harmony and rhythm largely absent, the monks’ guttural, multi-tonal chants don’t necessarily abide by Westerners’ notions of music, but listening to their prayers is refreshing and rewarding. Witness their sacred rituals during this special event at the Phillips Center.
http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/images/perf.gyuto.jpg