Intention
Before you start
This panoramic tour does not summarize any tradition. Each excerpt opens a door to its complete entry, its history and its precautions.
Preparation
Settle into attentive listening
- Do the journey in several times if necessary.
- Read the entry before each new region.
- Avoid random mode to keep the progression.
Proposed sequence
10 steps, in this order
Links open the platforms in a new tab. You remain free to pause or stop at any time.
Gregorian chant
Open on Spotify ↗Chant grégorien
Ensemble Organum
Western Europe: Latin text and monodies.Understanding tradition →Hasidic nigunim
Open on Spotify ↗Nigunim Vol. I
Joey Weisenberg
Eastern Europe and diaspora: devotional melody.Understanding tradition →Qawwali
Open on Spotify ↗Shahen-Shah
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
South Asia: Sufi poetry and intensification.Understanding tradition →Bhajan
Open on Spotify ↗Bhaja Govindam
M. S. Subbulakshmi
India: Bhakti and devotional singing.Understanding tradition →Tibetan Mantras and Songs
Open on Spotify ↗The Perfect Jewel
The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir
Himalaya: Buddhist monastic ritual.Understanding tradition →Japanese Shōmyō
Open on Spotify ↗Buddhist Chanting in Japanese Temples
Monks of Enryaku-ji
Japan: sūtra, breath and temple.Understanding tradition →gnawa music
Open on Spotify ↗Colours of the Night
Maalem Mahmoud Gania
Morocco: African memory and brotherhood.Understanding tradition →Songs of Haitian Vodou
Open on Spotify ↗Rhythms of Rapture
Various Artists
Haiti: ceremony, lwa and resistance.Understanding tradition →Joik sámi
Open on Spotify ↗Gula Gula
Mari Boine
Sápmi: language, territory and current creation.Understanding tradition →Spiritual jazz
Open on Spotify ↗A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
United States: improvisation, gratitude and modern quest.Understanding tradition →Return to silence
To conclude
Then choose a single tradition to deepen, rather than stay in a world view.