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Refuge [Gabrielle Roth]

Gabrielle Roth
1 disc

1. Refuge
2. Chen Rezi
3. Seven Line Prayer
4. Vajra Guru
5. Vajrakilaya
6. Tara Mantra
7. Final Dedication
Code: QZZQ
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 5982
Credits

Producer
Engineer Scott Ansell
All of the royalties from the sale of REFUGE are being donated to various Tibetan Buddhist causes.
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors: Gabriel Roth; Boris Grebenshikov (vocals, synthesizer); Allison Cornell (vocals, violin, viola); Mindy Jostyn, Catherine Russell, Sahaj Ticotin (vocals); Bob Een (cello); Erik Lawrence (flute); Chris Botti (trumpet); Harvey Jones (synthesizer); David Rosenberg (drums); Gordy Ryan, Sanga Of The Valley, Joe Bonadio (percussion).
Producers: Gabrielle Roth, Robert Ansell, Scott Ansell.
Personnel: Allison Cornell (vocals, violin, viola); Boris Grebenshikov (vocals, synthesizer); Mindy Jostyn, Sahaj Ticotin, Catherine Russell (vocals); Sanga of the Valley (berimbau, congas, percussion); Bob Een (cello); Erik Lawrence (flute, alto flute); Carter Burwell (accordion); Chris Botti (trumpet); Harvey Jones (synthesizer); Rocky Bryant (drums, snare drum, cymbals, hi-hat, tom tom, percussion); Joe Bonadio (drums, talking drum, shekere, triangle, percussion, bells, gong); David Rosenberg (drums, cymbals, tom tom); Robert Ansell (drums, rainsticks, rattle); Gordon Ryan (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Scott Ansell.
Directors: Gabrielle Roth; Boris Grebenshikov.
Proving once again that they are incapable of making the same album twice, Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors here fuse their instrumentals to the Russian-accented Tibetan chants of Boris Grebenshikov. The mix is surprisingly effective. Grebenshikov's voice is tenderly gruff, rendering the traditional material, normally the domain of lamas and monks, accessible to the lay person.
The tracks range from the short, whispered "Seven Line Prayer," to the 13-minute "Vajra Guru." In common with other Western forays into Tibetan music, all royalties from the album have been donated to Tibetan Buddhist causes.