Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Dechen Shak-Dagsay (* 1959 in Kathmandu , Nepal ) is a Swiss mantra - singer of Tibetan descent.
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biography
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is the eldest of three daughters of the Tibetan Trülku Dagsay Rinpoche . She was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, where her family made a stopover after leaving Tibet for India after the 1959 Tibet Uprising . At the age of three she came to Switzerland with her family , where she has lived since then (see: Tibetans in Switzerland ). She learned traditional Tibetan singing and dancing in her childhood. The singer has been under contract with Polyglobe Music Austria since 1998 and has so far released 5 CDs and 4 DVDs there. In 2004 New Earth Records licensed three albums by the singer from Polyglobe Music, Austria for the American market. In 2005 she gave up her job in the marketing department of an international company to concentrate fully on her music. In 2007 the album Tara Devi received the Tibetan Music Award for best spiritual album of the year.
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is married to a Tibetan naturopath and has two grown daughters.
Discography
- 1999 - Dewa Che. The Universal Healing Power of Tibetan Mantras . CD Polyglobe Music 19920
- 2002 - Shi De. A Call For World Peace . CD Polyglobe Music 10222
- 2004 - Dcham Sem. Inner peace through the power of compassion . CD Polyglobe Music 10405
- 2006 - Tara Devi. Inner journey toward ultimate happiness . CD Polyglobe Music 10601
- 2007 - Spirit of Compassion. The power of tibetan mantras - The Best of . CD Polyglobe Music 10821
- 2009 - A Call for Worldpeace. A Two Track Live Recording
- 2009 - Dechen Shak-Dagsay & Andreas Vollenweider . single
- 2009 - Bodhicitta . single
- 2009 - Beyond. Buddhist and Christian Prayers . Tina Turner with Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula Curti
- 2010 - Jewel
- 2011 - Children Beyond . Tina Turner with Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula Curti
- 2014 - Love Within - Beyond . Tina Turner with Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Regula Curti and Sawani Shende-Sathaye
- 2015 - Day Tomorrow
Video albums: Practice of Tibetan Meditation with Dechen Shak-Dagsay
- The elements . DVD 1. Polyglobe Music & Media 40510
- Quality of life . DVD 2. Polyglobe Music & Media 40511
- Inner peace . DVD 3. Polyglobe Music & Media 40512
documentary
- At home in two worlds . SRF-3sat. Polyglobe Music & Media 40710
literature
- Dagsay Tulku Rinpoche: The practice of Tibetan meditation: exercises, visualizations, and mantras for health and well-being. Inner Traditions, Rochester VT 2002, ISBN 0-89281-903-0 (meditation instructions from your father with biographical sketch; Dechen Shak-Dagsay sings the mantras on the accompanying CD).
swell
- ↑ Dechen Shak-Dagsay: biography ( memento from September 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at New Earth Records
- ↑ Information from the Dresden State Theater ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the occasion of a guest performance
- ^ Dechen Shak-Dagsay in the Swiss hit parade
- ↑ Awards for music sales: CH
Web links
- Homepage
- Short biography at Polyglobe Music ( Memento from September 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Short biography at treibhaus.at
- Dechen Shak-Dagsay at Allmusic (English)
- Dechen Shak-Dagsay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Shak-Dagsay, Dechen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss mantra singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kathmandu , Nepal |