The making of this album has been a great joy. It has also been a
voyage of discovery and journeys into unexpected creativity. This
album has been born due to Nigel Shaw's prompting and studio genius and
generosity. So I gathered all of my musical friends together to embark
upon this endeavour and it has resulted in the most magickal and
inspiring of recording sessions. There are lots of Gems on this album,
but for me the inclusion of the Tibetan Nuns of Chuchikjall
(Zanskar, Northern India) is just fantastic. As these Nuns are part of
a charity I have agreed to pay £0.50 per cd sold to them and £0.50 to
the Free Tibet Campaign to help with their work in freeing imprisoned
nuns and monks by the Chinese authorities.
I have always been drawn by the spiritual side of music and truly
believe that music can transform and raise awareness. I do not really
subscribe to the male (only) God thing. I prefer
a balanced view of things. Tara is a divine Goddess who I find I can
relate to. It also occurs to me that every man is born of woman.
Tara is known as mother of all the Buddhas and that says it all for me.
I do love the musical content of this album. So many different styles
emerged in the making and I find that refreshing and exciting and I
hope you will too.
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Track Titles
click on underlined tracks to
hear an extract
1 White Tara 8.14
2 Skeleton Lords 10.52
3 Sunrise Over a Nation 6.02
4 Dolma 7.24
5 Winds on Mt.Kailash 7.27
6 Tim Tara tala 6.12
7 Prayer to the Dalai Lama 6.30
8 Green Tara 9.03
9 Puja at the end of the day 3.17
Musicians
Brian Abbott Guitars, Glissando guitar, Tibetan bowls and bells
Nigel Shaw Keyboards, programming, flutes, Tibetan Bells and Bowls
Michael Ormiston vocal overtoning, Khoomi singing, Morin Khuur, Limbe,
Tibetan bowls and bells
Shaun Farrenden Tibetan Horn
Tom Brooks EMS Synthi
Tim Gill Bass guitar
Jackie Juno Lead vocals on White Tara
Carolyn Hillyer Backing vocals
Guests musicians
Tim Hall acoustic guitar, vocals
Daevid Allen Glissando guitar (Winds)
Kevin Kendlel Lead keyboard (Winds)
Featuring the voices of the Tibetan Nuns of Chuchikjall
and traditional Tibetan Monks.
email Brian Abbott at brian@zeroid.fsnet.co.uk