ArtistInfo

Lama Gyurme

voc, perc, *1948 FR, Bhutan
World

Lama Gyurme (born in 1948), or Lama Gyourmé, is a Buddhist Bhutanese monk and musician.He has lived in France since 1974, and he is the director of the Kagyu-Dzong center in Paris and, since 1982, the Vajradhara-Ling center in Normandy.Born in Bhutan in 1948, he was entrusted by his family at the age of four to the monastery of Djang Tchub Tcheu Ling in Bhutan where his interest in sacred music appeared quickly. At the age of nine, he became a permanent resident of the monastery where he received Buddhist teachings, completed by an initiation to traditional arts, including music.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Percussion

Genres

• World
• Electronic
• Folk
• Spoken Word