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Koreana is a family act from Korea. In the 70's and 80's they worked the European dance club circuit and released a handful of studio albums on the Polydor label. Their club act consisted mostly of covers of popular songs, but their "intermissions" included a lot of original material and some fantastic displays of showmanship.
Koreana gained world-wide recognition when they played for the 1988 Olympic games at Seoul. .
There are two bands called The Koreans. One is from London, the other is from Austin.
The London based "The Koreans" line up of former schoolmates consists of:
Oliver Hicks - Lead Vox/Theremin/Keys/Guitar/Tabmorine
Brent Newman - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Chris Hill - Drums
Rob Harwood - Bass
They have released at least 2 albums on their own label:
Dull Diamonds and Polished Stones
65 Sutherland Square
Plus there is another album released on Storm
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The Maitri Vihar Monastery is located in Swoyambu Nath in Nepal and is home to some 50 monks from both Nepal and Tibet.
They have released a CD, Tibetan Mantras and Chants, on which producer John Matarazzo of LogicalDrift presents a compilation of ten samples of Buddhist liturgical music. Most of the selections are chanted by the temple's resident monks. During some of the chants, bowls, cymbals and horns are used. .
Released in 2005 as a 2-CD collection of Buddhist chants and folk music from the Monasteries of Bhutan, as the titles says. .