#2397: Song of Realization

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Minnesota guitarist Steve Tibbetts faces east once again on his most recent release, Selwa, a follow-up to his 1997 collaboration with the Tibetan Buddhist nun Chöying Drolma. He joins us in the studio for this edition of New Sounds to talk about the new recording and its gorgeous layers of ancient ritual chants with electronic sounds, acoustic guitar and percussion.

PROGRAM #2397, with Steve Tibbetts (First aired on April 7, 2005)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Chöying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts	Chö	Ngakso [1:00]	Rykodisc #1404 ** www.rykodisc.com *
Master Musicians of Jajouka	Selwa	Padmakara [1:30] Palden Rangjung [3:00]	Six Degrees #657036-1104 ** www.sixdegreesrecords.com *
Podjama	Chö	Kyandro Semkye [4:00] Kangyi Tengi [6:00]	See above.
	Selwa	Gayatri [4:00] Vakritunda [4:30]	See above.
Steve Tibbetts	The Fall of Us All	Full Moon Dogs [9:00]	ECM #1527 ** www.ecmrecords.com
Kunt Hamre & Steve Tibbetts	Å	Huldreslåtter, excerpt [2:00]	Rykodisc #1438** See above.

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