{"id":3599,"date":"2011-05-15T12:24:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T10:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2014-05-15T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T10:46:48","slug":"kailash-octurn-the-tibetan-monks-of-gyuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/?p=3599","title":{"rendered":"KAILASH &#8211; OCTURN + THE TIBETAN MONKS OF GYUTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>jozef dumoulin: keyboards<br \/>\nfabian fiorini: piano<br \/>\ngilbert nouno: electronics<br \/>\njean-luc lehr: bass<br \/>\nchander sardjoe: drums<br \/>\nbo van der werf: baritone sax, compositions<br \/>\nchoenyi gyaltso: chant master<br \/>\nngawang chodhen : chant<br \/>\nlobsang palden: chant<br \/>\nsonam dorjee: chant<br \/>\ndhondup tsering: chant<br \/>\nlobsang dawa: chant<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FgiTZ2V0lCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Octurn ventures into the authentic universe of ritual chants of Tibetan monks from the Gyuto monastery. The Gyuto monks practice a special overtone chanting technique commonly known as \u201cthe voice of Tantra\u201d: the sonic experience is fascinating and seemingly timeless, even for the untrained ear. The score written for the musicians of Octurn originates from these hypnotic states of mind. In the mixture of overtone vocal sounds, Western instruments, traditional Tibetan instruments and live electronic processing unfolds an imaginary and hybrid Tibetan ritual. Through these rituals, Octurn discovers a highly sophisticated culture and ancient philosophy that today is threatened by extinction. The chanting monks, even in this hybrid musical environment, still succeed in conveying the authenticity and profoundness of their journey toward ultimate enlightenment. Sound offerings are an integral element of the tantric rituals performed by the Gyuto monks, but outside of their monasteries, they chant for the freedom of Tibet and of all living beings. By sharing this state of extreme consciousness with an audience unfamiliar with tantric practices, the Gyuto monks aim to exorcise the negative forces present and raise the conscience of the world.<br \/>\n\u00ab Some people may ask <em>\u2018why are they performing publicly what should be esoteric rites?\u2019<\/em> Perhaps these people feel that secret teachings should not be turned into theatrical spectacle. But they needn\u2019t to be concerned. The secret\u00a0interior path and its processes are things, which the ordinary eye cannot\u00a0perceive. What is seen outside is totally different. Based on their inner\u00a0achievements, the yogis can unfold energies, which can serve the benefit of an\u00a0entire country, such as in ceremonies that consecrate images and icons,\u00a0exorcise negative forces, prevent natural disasters and epidemics, and uplift\u00a0the spirit of the times. Thus, from a certain point of view, these ceremonies\u00a0have a great benefit for the entire society. \u00bb<br \/>\nHis Holiness the 14th Dalai-Lama<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Un projet unique : l\u2019ensemble Octurn s\u2019immerge dans l\u2019 univers authentique des\u00a0chants rituels Tib\u00e9tains des moines du monast\u00e8re de Gyuto. Ces moines\u00a0pratiquent une technique vocale diphonique commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9e \u2018la Voix des Tantra\u2019 : l\u2019exp\u00e9rience sonore est fascinante et semble en dehors du temps,\u00a0m\u00eame pour le profane. La partition \u00e9crite pour les musiciens d\u2019Octurn se fond\u00a0dans ces \u00e9tats hypnotiques. Ce m\u00e9lange de sons de voix diphoniques,\u00a0d\u2019instruments occidentaux et d\u2019instruments traditionnels Tib\u00e9tains et du traitement \u00e9lectronique en temps r\u00e9el r\u00e9sulte en un rituel Tib\u00e9tain imaginaire et hybride. Octurn rencontre \u00e0 travers ces chants rituels une culture et une\u00a0philosophie extr\u00eamement sophistiqu\u00e9e et plusieurs fois mill\u00e9naire, aujourd\u2019hui\u00a0menac\u00e9e de disparaitre&#8230;et les moines chanteurs transmettent dans un\u00a0environnement musical hybride l\u2019authenticit\u00e9 et la profondeur de leur\u00a0cheminement vers la compr\u00e9hension ultime. Le son et la musique sont au coeur des rituels tantriques des moines de Gyuto, mais lorsqu\u2019ils officient en dehors de leurs monast\u00e8res, ils chantent pour la libert\u00e9 du Tibet et de tous les \u00eatres vivants. En partageant cet \u00e9tat d\u2019extr\u00eame conscience avec un public non averti des pratiques tantriques, les moines exorcisent les forces n\u00e9gatives en pr\u00e9sence et \u00e9l\u00e8vent la conscience du monde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>jozef dumoulin: keyboards fabian fiorini: piano gilbert nouno: electronics jean-luc lehr: bass chander sardjoe: drums bo van der werf: baritone sax, compositions choenyi gyaltso: chant master ngawang chodhen : chant lobsang palden: chant sonam dorjee: chant dhondup tsering: chant lobsang<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-perform"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/octurn-monk1-one.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3599"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3605,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions\/3605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilbertnouno.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}