Music as Medicine

Features

• Audio CD
• Published by: Sounds True; Abridged edition February 22, 2005
• Written in: English
• ASIN: B0007GAEAS
• Book Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 3.5 ounces

Product Review
Like a master calligrapher, Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog deploys his flute with an economy of line and texture. Music as Medicine is the latest offering from Khechog, who has recorded with synthesist Kitaro and Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai and last year cocomposed the score to the acclaimed documentary Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion. On this album, he sets his flute up in gentle duets with Nakai and violinist Sandra Wong. Nawang and Nakai have been working together for years and their rapport is a study in nuance as they intertwine lines and play with space on "Harmony in Balance" and "Zen Blues." Music as Medicine is destined for your neighborhood yoga and massage studios, but listen a little deeper. Even though Khechog succumbs to pedestrian synthesizer pads on a few tracks like "Meditation," there's more here than soothing sounds and gentle ministrations. In a more innocent manner, Khechog is sculpting a profound psychological landscape similar to those of Stephan Micus and Meredith Monk. Like those artists, he has a sound that cuts directly to the source. --John Diliberto

Reader Reviews
Outstanding album. Khechog's own background as a hermit monk lends a deep spirituality to all his work. Music as Medicine captures the healing qualities of the Medicine Buddha and transmits it to the listener. Comment | | (Report this)