A Western overtone singer, Nestor Kornblum singing with some traditional Tibetan monks doing traditional Tibetan overtone chanting. You can hear rich overtones (multiple tones at harmonic frequencies) in their changing;
Tuva is a region of Russia bordering Mongolia. The people there are a horse herding culture who practice a mix of Tibetan Buddhism and their own Native Shamanism. They are also masters of their own style of overtone singing. (There is a similar style in Mongolia). Huun Huur Tu are amazing performers of this type of singing multiple tones simultaneously:
David Hykes and the Harmonic Choir: this is all done with the human voice with no electronic distortion or synthesizers. Itâs all done with harmonic overtones. Reminds me of a Galactic Choir of Singing Stars:
Sound healer and overtone singer, Jonathan Goldman, demonstrates the overtones in the Hebrew Divine Name âYahweh.â You can hear a descending and then ascending overtone sequence when the Divine Name is sung in such a way that the overtones are amplified:
Love this movie trailer, never watched the show wondering if it was any good? The song is pretty unique, by itself kind of chaotic, but edited in the trailer is very beautiful:
The only beef I have with it is that one rogue monk doing a random moan/ shout sporadically, like he keeps stubing hos toe, lol! Wish the sound team could have edited it out Or maybe that is thrown in as a test to see how impervious ones meditation is to random noise?
Hmmm⊠I didnât initially notice that but went back and listened and I think I know what youâre referring to. I suspect that itâs part of this chanting tradition but not sure.
Prefer Cashâs version, but over the years the NIN version has grown on me, still really hate the cacophony at the end though:
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Listened to this the other day and was wondering what the meaning of the last lines of the song meant. Did a google search and found this post in a forum that I think is spot on:
"Everyone, this is a song about regret and remorse about the damage and things he did throughout his life that he wish he could take back.
When he says, âI would keep myselfâ, heâs saying that if he could do it all over again he wouldnât lose who he was, the goodness in him, he wouldnât change a thing except for that. And he wouldnât have hurt all the people that he did."
I think years ago when Johnnys version came out I came to the same conclusion of the poster by negating the "keep myself line, to decipher the meaning. Interesting how I forgot this.
Trusha Adeshara, an amazing classical Indian singer sings âSuddhosi Buddhosiâ, a song sung by an enlightend mother to her son. Make sure the English subtitles are turned on. Powerful!
John McLoughlin, the great jazz-rock guitarist, famous for his âMahavishnu Orchestraâ project of the 60âs & 70âs, is here with his other project, Shakti, with Indian tabla player Zakir Hussein and a brilliant young Indian electric mandolin player. McLoughlin is a serious student of Classical Indian music:
The current incarnation of Shakti will be touring in September, along with the extraordinary banjo player, Bela Fleck:
Krishna Das offered this tune to Andrew during his interview a couple of years ago. Andrew responded with playing a classical tune for his guest. It was an excellent dialogue, one of Andrewâs best, and I put this Kirtan on my iPhone music playlist.
Listened to this version of Hare Krishna for hours in the '60s (hour long). Visited Krishnaâs birthplace in India a few years ago. He was born in a jail cell in Mathura, on the road to the modern Taj Mahal, and there are several Krishna temples in the city, though all but one closed from 2-5 pm daily.
I love Krishna Das! Iâve been in Kirtan with him a number of times. He was part of that group of young hippies who followed Ram Dass to India to meet his guru Neem Karoli Baba. Jai Uttal was also part of that group.
I always liked Jackson Browneâs version of âTake it Easyâ. Heâs the guy who wrote it. Hereâs a recent country fried version on Austin City Limits"
Bhakti Fest is happening again in September in the Joshua Tree Desert in California. I plan to be there. 3 days of top name kirtan performers, yoga and meditation teachers.
This Michael Jackson song always makes me cry. Itâs so beautifully written and shows how we can use our inherent nature of love to heal the lives of those around us and our world.
Or maybe that is thrown in as a test to see how impervious ones meditation is to random noise?
