Yamantaka//Sonic Titan

New album now available to play or download from their website:

http://yamantakasonictitan.bandcamp.com/

Yamantaka: the Band

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan are a music collective from Montreal. They bill themselves as a Black Metal band. The two leads, Alaska B and Ruby Atwood, identify themselves as practicing Buddhists. Here’s a recent article about them: http://www.avclub.com/toronto/articles/alaska-b-and-ruby-atwood-of-yamantaka-sonic-titan,68404/

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Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas

Listen here -

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145340430/first-listen-leonard-cohen-old-ideas

Mazeway Resynthesis, Mary Cobham, Shambhala and Little Tibet

Parkdale singer Mary Cobham’s second CD is titled “Mazeway Resynthesis” and is thematically connected to both her Shambhala practice and her many Tibetan neighbours.

Here’s the story: http://www.insidetoronto.com/what’s%20on/article/1271323–songs-helped-artist-articulate-the-abstract

“I Won’t Fall Down” by Montreal band Sunrise and Good People

I WON’T FALL DOWN from SUNRISE and GOOD PEOPLE on Vimeo.

Here are the lyrics, courtesy of the band: Iwontfalldown

Jerry Granelli bangs Buddhist drum in Ottawa

Bop jazz drummer Jerry Granelli, a well-known fixture in the Halifax Buddhist community for many years, will be performing at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday, October 12. Here’s a feature article and details about the event from the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Buddhism+cutting+edge/5519227/story.html

Vancouver Gala Première – Journey of a Dream: 9.16/17.11

Journey of a Dream is a heavy metal story of a Tibetan refugee, directed by Shenpenn Khyamsar (who lives in Vancouver).  It is a feature length documentary that will take audiences on an epic, global journey into heavy metal music, exile, Buddhism and Tibetan roots.

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Martha Grey Buffalo on YouTube

Martha is a 19-year-old Native Canadian from Edmonton. She has inspired many with her Facebook photo galleries of pow wow dancers and singers, and of Tibetan-Canadian events, showing some striking parallels between these two cultures.

Now she has launched a . . . Read More.