Songs From the Bardo

Album by Laurie Anderson & Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith

Songs From the Bardo is a collaborative album by Laurie Anderson with Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith, released by Smithsonian Folkways, drawing on the Tibetan Book of the Dead to combine spoken word with Tibetan instrumentation and ambient textures. It features Anderson’s narration interwoven with Choegyal’s Tibetan vocal and instrumental traditions and Smith’s sound design, exploring themes of death, transition, and ritual.
First released: 27th September 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Homage to the Gurus
    3:31
  2. 2.
    Heart Sutra Song – Gone Beyond
    7:31
  3. 3.
    Awakened One
    5:28
  4. 4.
    The Three Jewels
    4:17
  5. 5.
    Brilliant Lights
    11:13
  6. 6.
    Listen Without Distraction
    5:27
  7. 7.
    Gong
    1:37
  8. 8.
    Dancing with the Crescent Knife
    4:26
  9. 9.
    Jigten
    6:04
  10. 10.
    Natural Form of Emptiness
    6:38
  11. 11.
    Lotus Born, No Need to Fear
    7:07
  12. 12.
    Dividing Line
    3:50
  13. 13.
    Moon in the Water
    5:15
  14. 14.
    Awakened Heart
    5:09

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