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Asian Music
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LYRDV-1008-PR
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ECHOES FROM TIBET - PERFORMANCE RIGHTS VERSION DVD
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UPC 744457100899
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The Films of Deben Bhattacharya
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List Price: $55.98
Your Price: $49.00
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Detailed Description
THIS IS THE VERSION FOR PURCHASE BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LIBRARIES, ETC, WHO INTEND TO EXHIBIT THE DVD FOR CLASSES OR OTHER PURPOSES. RIGHTS TO EXHIBIT THIS PROGRAM ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.
"These films include some fascinating general footage, always with traditional music as background, as well as some valuable and sometimes extended scenes of genuine ceremonies and events."
Dr. Terry Miller, Department of Ethnomusicology, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Kent State University
Echoes From Tibet - Panoramic views of the high snow ranges provide the backdrop for the austere and rugged village life of Tibetans and Ladakhis, high in the the western Himalayas. "Echoes from Tibet" examines their shared social habits, Buddhist religion and customs. Tibetan script Harvesting and threshing; work songs; the vigorous yak dance - all these are explored in the first half of this film.
Next, we are taken to a Tibetan refugee settlement for a look at daily life and work. Men and women work at typical handicrafts while singing work songs. Tibetan women make carpet trimmings with accompanying songs. They collect their children from a day nursery; going home and working at their spinning wheels.
A huge incense burner with rising smoke welcomes a visit from his holiness, the Dalai Lama to the Tibetan Children's Village at Dharamsala in the western foothills of the Himalayas. The film ends with an extract from a ritual dance-drama staged for the occasion of the Dalai Lama's visit, followed by a dance of the Black Hat Sect. A wonderful and intimate look at these fascinating people.
One DVD program with English narration. 29 minutes.
Film originally released in 1980
 Click here for video sample #1.
Click here for video sample #2.
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