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Guru Puja in Chantable English - Recordings

Years ago, in 2001/2004, I wrote an arrangement of the Guru Puja so that I could chant it in English to the Tibetan tunes. Even though I have settled on my favorite tunes, you could use any of the many alternative Tibetan tunes you like. You see, I just set the verses to the traditional Tibetan meter, usually nine syllables per line. I did this for my own practice, but some other people have shown an interest in performing the puja in this way. For this purpose, I recently recorded a group performance of this puja and have begun to upload some tracks to Internet Archive. I am editing the recording, cutting the puja into meaningful sections of several verses each. As I get the sections edited, I will continue to upload them. In the future, I might also record alternate tunes. Here is the link for the page where these recordings will continue to be uploaded. https://archive.org/details/GuruPujaEnglishChant Here is a sample: Enjoy.