The Ottawa–Gatineau Journal

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Madhuram: Sanskrit chanting and instrumental music

Madhuram brought together Sanskrit chants sung by Lynne Cardinal and Jürgen Portz with accompaniment by Robert Lafond. The recording used a range of instruments, including sitar, tabla, flute and guitar.

Water lilies stretching in a line across a perfectly still lake at dusk, with smooth stones in the foreground

Its description emphasised an atmosphere suited to quiet listening and meditation. The combination of voices and instrumental arrangements distinguished it from the centre's spoken guided-meditation recordings and its verse-by-verse study materials.

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