This is an example of the Tibetan Buddhist Tantric (Vajrayana) chanting sometimes referred to as the 'Lion's roar'.
I learnt how to do this type of chanting from the chant master at Sera Je, the Tibetan Buddhist Monastic University in exile, India.
I can't believe this has nearly 50,000 downloads!!!
My favourite use is in the penultimate episode of 'Falling Skies' as the alien overlords sound.
More info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing
previously named "tibetan chant 4 colargol 2.aif"
FREE TIBET ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ
Type
AIFF (.aiff)
Duration
0:23.000
File size
3.9 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
17 years, 11 months ago
I was blown away!!
17 years, 11 months ago
I used this chant as a drone behind portions of a ReMix I made of "If I had my way" by Little Axe, though first I had to re-pitch it to Bb and loop it so that it lasted a bit longer, but it was just what I was looking for so thank you for taking the time to record and publish it.
You can listen to the ReMix here: http://www.realworldremixed.com/remix.php?remix_id=EoICQkzr9OsxvrYA
17 years, 11 months ago
what a great site! i downloaded the chant for a videoblog about videoblogging at dharmasala
18 years ago
Pow. I am sitting here smiling and with a grin on my face. Thanks for this great sound!
18 years ago
Great,great, and great once again- so exotic and mysterious!
