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| BazH | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 09:46 Yes pretty good and on PSD instead of Queen. |
| BazH | Posted: Jan 23, 2013 - 09:45 HazzeSwede wrote: When artists like this one come's up on the playlist,the Wiki link is pritty handy ! Yes but a link to Allmusic would be even better! |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 03:48 When artists like this one come's up on the playlist,the Wiki link is pritty handy ! |
| ChodesBaby | Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 03:19 It's a beautiful rendition of Happiness as sung/narrated by a native Tibetian. East Asian vocals are entirely different than that of the western world unless of course they've been trained otherwise. I don't think she warrants negative comments just because she's not catering to "westernized" ears. Each to their own as always, but try and have a little respect for all artists and their genres. The strangling cat comment was highly unnecessary but I doubt very much that the thought came from a professional. |
| Jamunca (Asheville, NC) | Posted: Jul 20, 2009 - 20:10 Someone end this girl's misery. Or at least mine. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 16:05 Pretty nice little piece; I probably won't go out and buy this, but it's a good listen here. |
| hippiechick (Heaven, a place where nothing ever happens) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 16:01 I was surprised to see the title, because it sounds like a very sad and mournful sound...heartbreakingly beautiful |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Feb 12, 2009 - 13:47 I'll gladly bow down before the Goddess of Song. |
| inindian (Sea of joy) | Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 21:49 inindian wrote: Some thoughtful comments and quite a few narrow ignorant-sounding ones..yikes  Yep, still the same old same old! Hmm, maybe a few more positive comments now! |
| Jamus | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 07:21 Mysterious and aesthetic - who needs words when there is sound filled with meaning. |
| Baby_M (a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 07:17 a_genuine_find wrote: Yungchen Lhamo's name means "Goddess of Song", a name given her by a holy man soon after she was born near Lhasa. . . . Sounds like that holy man knew what he was talking about. I love her voice. |
| trempel (Abbostsford, BC, Canada) | Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 18:07 She has a very distinctive voice. I saw her perform at the Mission Folk Festival this summer, and although her style simply is not quite my taste, I could not help but recognize here as soon as I heard her here. Another artist who performed at the festival, who I enjoyed much more, was Kiran Ahluwalia, another great singer. Unfortunately she seems to be almost unknown in the states. |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Sep 07, 2008 - 13:28 Lhamo's international success as a Tibetan singer is unprecedented. She has toured the world, singing unaccompanied a combination of songs of her own composition and traditional Buddhist chants and mantras. She has performed with artist like Annie Lennox, Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins, Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, bringing her traditions to new audiences. She has toured extensively as a part of the WOMAD World music festivals. Yungchen Lhamo's name means "Goddess of Song", a name given her by a holy man soon after she was born near Lhasa. She left Tibet in 1989 at age 22, via the perilous navigation of the Himalayas in order to escape oppression from the Chinese regime governing Tibet. She made a pilgrimage to Dharamsala, to receive the blessings of the Dalai Lama, where he lives in exile. She was inspired to reach out to the world through her music, to share her culture and educate people about Tibet. She moved to Australia in 1993, then to New York City in 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungchen_Lhamo   |
| drews (London, Blighty) | Posted: Sep 07, 2008 - 13:27 From Tibet? I wonder how much airplay this artist gets in China. I don't recall her voice from the recent olympic celebrations. |
| rtb (NE corner of Work and Boredom) | Posted: Sep 07, 2008 - 13:24 sadsack wrote: Old_Pat wrote: Have hard time rating this.... Why I listen to Radio Paradise. Thanks Exactly. |
| ulibcn (Barcelona Spain) | Posted: Sep 07, 2008 - 13:21 nice pony |
| Dani-O | Posted: Jul 06, 2008 - 08:38 MJMJ wrote: Tibet needs stronger laws against strangling cats, apparently
Maybe western countries needs stronger education to learn appreciate other cultures, or a more plural mass communications system. This woman sings beautifully! But of course, it is not pop music nor opera. |
| myrabrrz (SAL) | Posted: Jul 06, 2008 - 08:32 MJMJ wrote: Tibet needs stronger laws against strangling cats, apparently
ha ha that is very very funny!!! i thought about replying something like "wailing unhappiness" to this song but yours is best. |
| arserocket (Way down South West Scotland near boredom) | Posted: Jul 06, 2008 - 08:31 OOOOooowwwoooohhhhhaahhhhhhhh   |
| Laptopdog (Overcrowded, Overpriced & Overrated L.A.) | Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 20:01 Happiness is....having a mute button. |
| MJMJ | Posted: Mar 02, 2008 - 09:12 Tibet needs stronger laws against strangling cats, apparently |
| Pyro | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 08:15 huebdoo wrote: that asian sound can be amazing and soulful and sometimes can grate at you like forks on a plate.
Its not as naisal sounding as some asian singers have or shrilly like Indian singers can be. This has some style to it and is taking a page out of Robert Fripp or Brian Eno in a way... I like it PR has got some funky Asian music going on today... Middle Eastern / Asian flavouring today for sure Bring on the Cumin and Figs I love it when I can't quite put my finger on something, then I scroll back and find someone has already done it for me! Thanks! You said exactly what I was feeling. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 08:15 Ride a white poney... |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 08:14 nice run with the ladies here, now THIS is the kind of special music you won't hear on lesser radio stations ( |
| d00kie (In Cubicle Hell!) | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 08:14 Wow that is a serious looking hand sign there.. Japanese ninja gangstah style! (click here) |
| EssexTex (Walking South Congress) | Posted: Sep 27, 2007 - 08:13 Nice album cover |
| circuitburn (Deep US South wishing I was in Europe) | Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:06 First time hearing this...very nice indeed! |
| old_shep (Moline) | Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:06 Beautiful.... |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:03 I really like it..not your every day stuff |
| inindian (Victor on the ocean) | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 08:08 Some thoughtful comments and quite a few narrow ignorant-sounding ones..yikes |
| pinto (west meade) | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 07:53 This is quite likeable. However I just don't see having it on the iPod as you're driving along. It requires a more serious listen. |
| Pyro | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 15:12 I love world music. I would probably love this minus the vocals. She's ok, just not my cup of green tea. (She seems out of tune a lot.) Note that it appears to be on Peter Gabriel's label. |
| quesarah (Minneapolis, MN) | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 15:10 liser wrote: Happiness used to be a warm puppy, at least in the 1970's. Now I just don't know. I don't think this is it, though.
Before that, it was a warm gun. Maybe it is again, I don't know. |
| master_betty (Behind You) | Posted: May 24, 2007 - 15:09 Happyness is anything but this. This is more like desperation, melancholy. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: May 08, 2007 - 22:24 Thanks for keeping this in the rotation. Brilliant! I love this..had to up it from an 8 to 9 |
| bokey (Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | Posted: Apr 23, 2007 - 03:06 southend wrote: Like Yoko Ono, but not as good. God why do people keep uttering these foul,stench ridden words? |
| onerb | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 18:16 Hanging on every sound. Like to hear more! |
| mgkiwi (Geneva & French Alps) | Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 02:37 Don't know what she's singing about but very chillful - nice on a rainy day!  |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:25 I can't say that I really like it, but there's something about it that I find very compelling. |
| huebdoo | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:24 that asian sound can be amazing and soulful and sometimes can grate at you like forks on a plate. Its not as naisal sounding as some asian singers have or shrilly like Indian singers can be. This has some style to it and is taking a page out of Robert Fripp or Brian Eno in a way... I like it PR has got some funky Asian music going on today... Middle Eastern / Asian flavouring today for sure Bring on the Cumin and Figs |
| Lonestar (St.Catharines, ON) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:22 Daniel_Pittenger wrote: Is she dying? Someone put her out of her misery, it sounds painful!
You're actually hearing the horse. |
| Daniel_Pittenger (Vermont) | Posted: Jan 20, 2007 - 15:43 Is she dying? Someone put her out of her misery, it sounds painful! |
| old_shep (Moline, Illinois) | Posted: Dec 22, 2006 - 13:10 The fact that I don't understand what she is saying just makes this song more beautiful. |
| sadsack (The original Gloucester) | Posted: Dec 22, 2006 - 13:09 Old_Pat wrote: Have hard time rating this....
Why I listen to Radio Paradise. Thanks |
| Old_Pat (Belgium) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 12:40 Have hard time rating this.... perfectly lovely at the beginning - the voice, the intonation, and the absolutely sublime 'Asian' sound. Thought at first that it was Japanese. Then all that western crap at the end..... why couldn't the producer just let it be? (But then, perhaps, it wouldn't appeal to the World Music crowd and thereby effect sales....) |
| rgrace (Rio Nido, CA) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 12:38 Sorry, I like it. |
| liser (hurricane alley) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 12:36 Happiness used to be a warm puppy, at least in the 1970's. Now I just don't know. I don't think this is it, though. |
| PacificNWPariah (Between a Nuclear Power Plant and a Chemical Weapon Depot) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 12:36 I like Beth Orton. I own many Beth Orton albums. Yungchem Lhamo is no Beth Orton 
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| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Oct 10, 2006 - 12:36 Someone please put her out of my misery. Skid_Mark wrote: Kinda has a Beth Orton-like feel to it, vocals & music.
Good tune! Ugh. I love Beth Orton and it'd be a hell of a stretch for me to make that leap. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 20:48 trekhead wrote: Pink Floyd meets....?
No Way!!7. |
