Freedom Chants From the Roof of the World

The World (Rykodisc/Mickey Hart Series), The Gyuto Monks, Mickey Hart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009UB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,553 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #29 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Tibet

Track Listings

1. Yamantaka

2. Mahakala

3. #2 For Gaia

Editorial Reviews

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Recorded in America during the Chinese crackdown on Tibet, two of these three extended tracks feature 21 monks from the 500-year-old Gyüto Tantric Order, chanting for freedom and world peace. Beautifully recorded, it features the monks, each singing two and three note polyphonics from the throat, accompanied by occasional percussion and ceremonial horns in trance-inducing meditations to the Buddhist deities Yamantaka and Mahakala. Cosmic harmony and tolerance are well served by these uplifting incantations which constitute some of the best recordings of this uniquely Tibetan sacred music. A bonus to this spiritual and transcendental endeavor is a track by Mickey Hart, Phillip Glass, and Kitaro, live in front of an audience (and the monks) in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. --Derek Rath

Product Description

Repressing of this installment in the Mickey Hart Collection, a World Music series that the Grateful Dead drummer curated which incorporated his solo projects, other artists productions, and re-releases of out-of-print titles. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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Customer Reviews

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing music, February 25, 2003

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T. Del Giudice "tanfeliz" (Fayettenam) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freedom Chants From the Roof of the World (Audio CD)

words cannot explain the experience of this music. to play it is to spread peace to all sentient beings. i play this CD often, even when i cannot personally listen to it -- for example if i am in another area of the house or leaving. life is improved by these tones, and my house retains the happiness vibrations. most highly recommended.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raw Power, May 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Freedom Chants From the Roof of the World (Audio CD)

The discipline and stamina these men possess is awe-inspiring. Why aren't we ALL Buddhists, when they can produce results like this?

The throaty, multitonal sounds of the Tibetan monks is sure to pry you out of whateber musical space you were in before hearing them. They MEAN it, unlike almost every other singer out there. You'll find yourself carried along by the power of their muscular voices, and pushed just a little farther by their brother instrumentalists on bells and horns. The final track, a "jam" between them and the Mickey Hart ensemble, is also quite impressive and worthy of separate attention.

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars change, June 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Freedom Chants From the Roof of the World (Audio CD)

Well if you want to know what tibet chanting is about ,this is it.if not open minded you might not be open to this at first,but if you just think about what these peaceful monks are doing and understand why they are chanting you might change your mind and your outlook.I am very good friends with the lead chanter SONAM.He is not a monk anymore but he still has the peace that all sentient beings desire.This cd is wonderful..an even better one is THE GYUTO MONKS:tibetan tantric choir(from 1987).ENJOY and FREE TIBET