Inspired by the Divine Mantras of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the female voice chants with crystal clarity and pure serenity. Unburden hindrance karma and attain Buddha-hood in the Pure-land, where the peaceful resonances of male and female voices join.
In the summer of 2007 as Imee Ooi stood on a mountain peak in Switzerland, she was inspired by the lucid inner chanting of Avalokitesvara to initiate this series, Ten Short Mantras. In this album her voice carries the clarity of compassion and hope for all beings, reaching for serene beauty, connecting our minds and touching our hearts.
1) The Divine Mantra of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Sanskrit)
2) The Pure-Land Dharani (Sanskrit)
A music producer, composer, arranger and vocalist, Imee Ooi is a well known personality in the Buddhist Music scene. She was born in a musical family in Malayasia. Her grandfather plays the piano, her grandmother taught her singing and her mother is a piano teacher. Quite naturally Imee learned music early. She attained a piano degree, taught piano and spontaneously composed and arranged music. In 1996, Imee had been inspired by the album "The Great Mercy Mantra," which was very popular in Taiwan then, and she began to create a new genre of new-age music presenting the Sutras and Mantras. Her work has since received rave reviews and overwhelming responses. Imee has published more than 30 Buddhist albums by now, including the internationally acclaimed "The Chant of Metta" and "Om Mani Padme Hum." Imee Ooi's Buddhist music is becoming an important representative in the Buddhist musical culture.
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