V.a. Buddha Lounge Classics. Classic Chilled Bar Grooves (2cd)

To finish the summer with style, Buddha-Bar signs a new compilation with Sahalé. Intense basses, hypnotizing and shamanic beats dotted with traditional Moroccan, Andean or Asian instruments… this spiced deep house seduces the new generations and invades the famous Ibiza. A booming phenomenon, a desire to live free, far from the tumult and stress imposed by the present society. The youth demands his freedom!

With millions of music compilations sold and venues opened throughout the world, Buddha-Bar has set itself as the Lifestyle benchmark for Zen & chic. After a hundred of compilations, several enchanting music travels, it was about time to focus on the creation of the myth, the origins. Buddha-Bar XXI celebrates Buddha-Bar Paris and features the DJs that made the reputation of the venue, Ravin and Sam Popat - the legendary residents. CD1, "Dinner" has been selected by Ravin, true Master of Lounge music and talent spotter of "World" music since 1996. CD2, "Party" has been mixed by Sam Popat, an emblematic figure of ethnic-electronic music and of thrilling and heady tribal sounds. Buddha-Bar XXI marks a return to the roots and to the unique values that made the venue a mythical place.

2018 two CD set. XX… since music speaks louder than words… 20 years of creation, research, traveling, partying… so 20 years of love, happiness and sharing to sum up the story shortly. The first compilation released by George V Records was 20 years ago. After millions of CD albums sold out throughout the world, the one and only compilation of lounge, world and downtempo music comes back to stores. This anniversary double CD was mixed by world-famous and historical resident DJs - Ravin & Sam Popat to meet the expectations of all Buddha-Bar lovers. On the lounge CD, relax… Ravin is taking care of everything for you…

Music evolves and so does Buddha-Bar. This year marks a turning point in the history of the Buddha-Bar music compilations in all aspects such as music and design. On the musical side, this change is performed by DJ Papa, resident DJ of Buddha-Bar Monte Carlo since the opening in 2010. Donato Papadia aka DJ Papa, with Italian origin, started mixing in 1973 in an atmosphere of rock, soul and funk music. Curious by nature, he moved towards new wave music and naturally evolved towards techno and house music. The arrival of ethnic sounds opened the path towards a new world where he flourished as one of the best DJ…

Buddha-Bar, the Lounge Music Founder since its opening, the Buddha-Bars musical identity has embodied an innovative and avant-garde aspect, thanks to the subtle mixture of captivating Electro-Ethnic rhythms and tribal sounds, played each evening by a resident DJ. In perfect harmony with the restaurant’s décor and atmosphere, this poignant and constantly innovative musical style enchants both the Parisian and international clientele. Deep motives and colorful overflows in a melodic sophisticated combination. Buddha-Bar XXII spatial atmospheric overflows are similar in creating a moderate and calm mood! Music has always played a major role in the Buddha-Bar universe. George V Records has been trying to recreate the magic of places in compilations that have become cult.

Buddha-Bar meets French Kitchen & Friends, a French recipe, prepared with love.
For the first time since its creation, George V Records has teamed up with another Parisian label. And not just any, as we are talking about French Kitchen, the creator of the famous "Cocobeach", "Aum" and "Story" parties. In this project, Sam Popat (resident DJ of the Buddha-Bar Paris) slums on a double album with Sucré Salé (Cocobeach), Animal & Me (Story) and Popof, a legend of Electronic music (Founder of the Heretik sound system). On the first CD, pour only remixes from the Buddha-Bar catalog, prepared by Popof and his associates. Added a second cd home made with unpublished titles and carefully selected by French Kitchen & Buddha-Bar…

The Buddha Bar series has become a band name by now, and Buddha Bar, Vol. 4 does nothing to break the new tradition. Compiled by David Visan, the two-CD set is divided into "Dinner" and "Drink." The former is definitely music for the consumption of comestibles, pleasant and polite with exotic touches of world music, like Nitin Sawhney's "Moonrise" or Gotan Project's revolution of the tango with "Una Musical Brutal," but they're the mildest examples of the artists' output, never pushing themselves forward, but providing a backdrop for food and civilized conversation. "Drink" fares a little better, but has traces of anonymity - Time Passing with "Party People," for example, or Chris Spheeris and "Dancing With The Muse" could both come from a modern TV ad - although its less afraid of imposing itself…

Paris's glitzy nightspot Buddha Bar is best known for its signature ambient environments, which are available in elaborately packaged, pricey, and popular CD compilations. This offering consists of two sections: "Buddha's Dinner," which is designed to accompany a deluxe dining experience, and "Buddha's Party," which is more groove-oriented. Although the selections are inspired by and built upon traditional music, mostly from Asia and South America, fans of club-oriented world music are advised to check out edgier electronica by Cheb I Sabbah, TransGlobal Underground, and Aisha Kandisha. But those who adore the likes of Deep Forest and Enigma will contentedly chill to these tracks.

DJ Ravin takes the wheel behind Buddha Bar III, the namesake compilation from Paris's answer to Studio 54. Ravin forgoes the Dinner/Party division that Claude Challe opted for on previous installments of the series, and instead casts Dream versus Joy on this two-disc set. Dream, leaning on the traditional (syrupy Greek strings, Japanese bamboo flutes, Persian harmonists) and New Age Enigma/Deep Forest side of things (Oliver Shanti & Friends, Vangelis engineer Frederick Rousseau) is frankly too restless to be truly dreamy. The frenzied run through so many styles, seemingly solely for the sake of diversity alone, ultimately feels about as sincerely global as a mad dash through Disney's Epcot Center. The second CD in the set, Joy, pays a tad more attention to a general vibe, resulting in a much better overall effect…

Claude Challe's Buddha-Bar, Vol. II compilation has elements of Far Eastern spirituality, African song, European electronica, and Spanish spice. The first CD is very mellow for the most part. Deepak Chopra and Demi Moore, far and away the most recognizable names on the album, do a spoken word ditty on love and self-worth. People who are not fans of new age doctrine will appreciate artists such as Oliver Shanti and Consuelo Luz, both of whom contribute songs that manage to sound musical, spiritual and ethnic at once. The second CD varies from hallucinatory to groovy to fairly high-energy. "Tears Inshalla" will appeal to fans of Eastern-influenced trance. Lyrics are of almost no importance on the album. They do exist on most tracks, but they bounce around from English to Portuguese to Arabic. Bits and pieces and snatches of phrases come through here and there - just enough to make a listener feel in sync with it all. This music is intended to be an ambient journey, and while a few of the tracks seem to stray off into Never Never Land, the majority of them should appeal to fans of worldbeat.