Compact Discs available at the Department of Music

Producer: Gert-Matthias Wegner

Music and Dances of the Sherpa People of Nepal
Sponsored by Eco Himal, this double CD set presents traditional music and bird songs from the Everest region. The song texts have been translated into English.

Yamdrok Tso
Inspired by the central Tibetan lake Yamdrok Tso, Gert-Matthias Wegner has recorded a delightful solo piano CD with his own compositions.

Masterdrummers of Nepal
Sponsored by Pro Musica Viva, this CD presents auspicious drumming traditions of Bhaktapur.

Rai Songs and Rituals
This album shows Rai musical traditions in the process of acculturation, starting from a shaman ritual and songs of the village elders to songs of the local youth club and to semi professional urban songs. Songs are on four languages, Kulung Rai, Thulung Rai, Bantava Rai, Chamling Rai. English translations of all song text are included.

Music of the Sherpa People II: Ritual Music and Masked Dances
Focusing on ritual music, this album presents a section from a Buddhist death ritual in a Solu village and several dances from the annual Mani Rimdu ritual performed by the monks of Thame monastery in Khumbu.

Forthcoming:
Songs of the Roof Makers in Lhasa

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