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Songs from the Bardo

Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith
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Songs from the Bardo begins with a bell ringing out once, twice, three times, as a ritualistic chant emerges from the dense silence. The collaborative composition by avant-garde icon Laurie Anderson, Tibetan multi-instrumentalist Tenzin Choegyal, and composer and activist Jesse Paris Smith is a guided journey through the visionary text of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, unfolding in an 80-minute ebb and flow of sound and words. Songs from the Bardo is a transporting experience, meant to draw the listener into the present moment and provide a framework for inner exploration. Anderson, Choegyal, and Smith fuse modern compositional techniques with the mystique of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy to make these visionary traditions more accessible to a new generation of listeners and to reveal the ancient wisdoms contained within.

Track Listing

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Homage to the Gurus Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 03:31
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Heart Sutra Song - Gone Beyond Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 07:31
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Awakened One Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 05:28
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The Three Jewels Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 04:17
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Brilliant Lights Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 11:13
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Listen Without Distraction Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 05:27
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Gong Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 01:37
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Dancing with the Crescent Knife Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 04:26
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Jigten Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 06:04
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Natural Form of Emptiness Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 06:38
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Lotus Born, No Need to Fear Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 07:07
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Dividing Line Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 03:50
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Moon in the Water Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 05:15
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Awakened Heart Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, Jesse Paris Smith 05:09