Tibetan singer/songwriter
Happy Lhakar (White Wednesday) to all. Heaps happy to announce finally after a decade Tibet2Timbuk2 are releasing a limited edition EP entitled “Gone Beyond” for the festive season, in advance of their long-awaited full length album to be launched at Festival of Tibet in April 2019. Click the link to order https://bit.ly/2SDQeDn “Gone Beyond” is also the title of a beautiful bonus track which will never be released in any other format. Only on this limited edition EP. It will be available at the Woodford Folk Festival on 27th Dec. The EP cover art by master Tibetan contemporary artist Karma Phuntsok makes the “GONE BEYOND” EP even more special. There are 5 beautifully crafted songs by Tenzin Choegyal and Marcello Milani along with Shen Flindell (tabla, percussion) and Richard Grantham (viola, alto flute, percussion) and guest artists Taro Terahara (bansuri) and Sangeet Mishra (sarangi). Now available for pre-orders. Contact Shen Flindell for your copy. Don’t miss out !! ... See more
In today’s the SUNDAY MAIL full page a super nice interview with Geoff Shearer and photo with my Metok - talking about Woodford Folk Festival music, art, displacement, homeland, Tibet2Timbuk2 and all things love and compassion. See you in few week at Woodford Folk Festival #music #woodfordfolkfestival #tibetannuns #worldhumanrightsday #tenzinchoegyal ... See more
"If you are painting my song the way I sing, then it would be like a sky with drifting clouds without having to wonder about the borders in the clouds. So there [are] infinite possibilities in that space of how many different shapes of clouds that will form, or how many clouds that you won’t see… A lot of the time it’s a very improvised melody. And I use this as my space, the instrument as my space, and then my voice to float on it. So sometimes it becomes the heartbeat, or sometimes it becomes the space. It’s kind of the instrument that I have. The way I sing is very deeply rooted in the Tibetan nomadic lineage, where my parents come from… It’s almost like singing from one mountain to the other mountain.” Tenzin Choegyal (Tibetan Musician) via Garrison Institute ... See more
Just got added to the #TibetBenefit2019 lineup - Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Nathaniel Rateliff + Laurie Anderson! Join us on February 7th, 2019 at Carnegie Hall ... See more
