Tibet Web Digest

I’m Not Happy

September 21, 2015 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Namchak (literally ‘Sky Metal’) is the oldest and the most famous Tibetan rock band. They have released three albums. The band members are: Tenzin Dawa, Sonam Nyandak, Phurbu Nyudup, Tashi Phuntsok, Sonam Tenzin and Sonam Nyima. The band members write and pe..

Milarepa

June 29, 2015 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Milarepa is the 11th century Tibetan saint who is revered for having attained enlightenment in one lifetime. He left behind a rich tradition of mgur, spontaneous songs of realization that are also religious poems. Milarepa Singer: Jamyang Gyatso Composer: Yonten Gyats..

These Days

October 31, 2014 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

In 2009, the Wolf Band released their first album “Brother” (ཕུ་བོ) and in 2011, they released their second album “The Wolf Looks Back” (རི་སྤྱང་གི་ཕྱི་མིག). They have played at concerts in different parts of Tibet, ..

The First Howl

October 14, 2014 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

In 2009, the Wolf Band released their first album “Brother” (ཕུ་བོ) and in 2011, they released their second album “The Wolf Looks Back” (རི་སྤྱང་གི་ཕྱི་མིག). They have played at concerts in different ..

Interview with singer Tsewang Lhamo

October 11, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong

Tsewang Lhamo has rapidly become one of the leading singers in the Tibetan music world. She is very popular both inside and outside Tibet. Her first album “Nikchuk circle dance” was a hit with Tibetan audiences. Last year, she came to the US to perform at a concert ..

There is gold greater than yellow gold

February 29, 2012 Like Dhondup Tashi Rekjong