"He started to record the beautiful chanting of the monks, the sounds of the environment and the singing of the local working men and women. These turned out to be the first elements of the Tibet Impressions CD. (…) Before he set out for a trip to Mount Kailash, he went to Tsurphu and got permission to record one sutra recited by the now eight year old Karmapa. This turned out to be one of the most moving tracks on the CD. In Lhasa he recorded sounds of the streets ('Life in Barkhor'), a street singer performing protest songs , groups and all sorts of other sounds of daily life."
The compilation with lots of brilliant psychedelic ambients sounds on it. This compilation consists of both old and newer tracks in which Raja Ram has either been involved in, or released on TIP. Many of the tracks are quite famous and known (or at least should be) to most people. All tracks are still sensations and worth countless hours of listening. Raja Ram and his drawings/paintings are so wicked and full of life.
Born in the UK, Chinmaya Dunster is an established recording artist whose music blurs the boundaries between cultures. After discovering the sarod in 1979, he embarked on a fifteen-year training in Indian Classical music. Along with his backing ensemble, the Celtic Ragas Band, he has since found a unique way to merge Indian music with Western folk music. This has drawn accolades from, amongst others, Sir Paul McCartney, who invited Chinmaya to perform at his wedding in 2002. Whether he’s wearing the hat of the innovator or the traditionalist, every album from Chinmaya Dunster is filled with surprises. "I’m a natural explorer," he says. "I hope that the listener can feel that my music is about evoking depth and the inner world of silence."