The "Buddha Bar" music series is a compilation of lounge and chill out music with touch of world music released by George V records. The Buddha Bar series was Created by the DJ Claude Challe who compiled and produced the first two albums. The series continues with different DJs including DJ Ravin, Sam Popat, David Visan. Later, The first original Buddha Bar came out "Buddha Bar Nature" composed and produced by Arno Elias (also composer of Amor Amor, Buddha Bar 2) included also a DVD of Nature footage directed by Allain Bourgoin Dubourg.
The Buddha Bar series was Created by the DJ Claude Challe who compiled and produced the first two albums. The series continues with different DJs including DJ Ravin, Sam Popat, David Visan. Later, The first original Buddha Bar came out "Buddha Bar Nature" composed and produced by Arno Elias (also composer of Amor Amor, Buddha Bar 2) included also a DVD of Nature footage directed by Allain Bourgoin Dubourg.
Buddha Bar
[edit] Volume 1
1999 Mixed by DJ Claude Challe
* CD1
Dinner
1. Craig Armstrong - "Weather Storm"
2. Sina Vodjani - "Straight To The Heart"
3. Deepak Ram - "Kitu"
4. Tulku - "Anni Rose"
5. Zehava Ben - "What Will Be"
6. Zohar - The "Merciful One"
7. Pink Martini - "La Soledad"
8. Aria - "Un Bel Di"
9. Zen Men - "Une Table ? Trois"
10. Zen Men - "El Fuego"
11. Anima Sound System - "Shalom"
12. Jai Uttal - "Guru Bramha"
13. Tulku - "Meena Devi"
14. Armen Chakmakian - "Gypsy Rain"
* CD2
Party
1. Anima Sound System - "68 (Original Mix)"
2. Le Duc - "Touareg"
3. MKL Vs Soy Sos - "Skin (Abstract Mix)"
4. Faithless - "Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix)"
5. Intro - "Psique"
6. Kevin Yost - "Two Wrongs Making It Right"
7. Huff And Herb - "Feeling Good"
8. So Emotional - "All By Myself"
9. Byron Stingily - "Flying High (Brazilian Vocal Mix)"
10. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - "Piya Re Piya Re (Remix)"
11. Etti Ankry - "Eshebo"
12. Malik Adouane - "Shaft"
13. Metin Arolat - "Elveda"
14. Willy DeVille - "Demasiado Corazon (Live Version)"
[edit] Volume 2
2000 Mixed by DJ Claude Challe
* CD1
Dinner
1. Trumpet Thing - "Need You Right Now (Ambient Mix)"
2. Omar Faruk Tekbilek - "I Love You"
3. Consuelo Luz - "Los Biblicos The Nightingales"
4. Karunesh - "Alibaba"
5. Deepak Chopra (feat. Demi Moore) - "Desire"
6. Govinda - In Through Time
7. Oliver Shanti & Friends - "Onon Mweng Rainbird"
8. Atman - "Spirit"
9. Deadbeats - "Funky For You"
10. De-Phazz - "Mambo Craze (feat. Pat Appleton)"
11. Nino - "Amor Amor"
12. Sa Trincha - "Smell Of Paradise"
13. Intro - "Farruca"
14. Funky Lowlives - "Nota Bossa"
* CD2
Party
1. Sun Trust - "How Insensitive"
2. Rollercone - "Daydreaming"
3. Wally Brill - "A Loop In Time"
4. La Roca - "Drama Of Japan"
5. Great Barrier - "Cairo (Duke Monster Mix)"
6. Angel Tears - "Inshalla"
7. dZihan & Kamien - "After"
8. Suba - "Felicidade"
9. Sidestepper - "Logozo"
10. Kerri Chandler & Joe Clausell - "Escravos De Jo"
11. Soul Ascendants - "The String Thing"
12. Attaboy - "New World"
[edit] Volume 3
2001 Mixed by DJ Ravin
* CD1
Dream
1. Nicos - "Secret Love"
2. John Kaizan Neptune - "Golden Lotus"
3. Yorgos Kazantzis - "Sorocos"
4. Karunesh - "Solitude"
5. Platon Andritsakis - "Via Pajuta III"
6. Tulku - "Spiral Dance"
7. Manuel Franjo - "Solo Por Tu Amor"
8. Gustavo Montesano & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "Tango Serenato De Schubert"
9. Adrian Enescu - "Invisible Movies (Part 1)"
10. Deepak Ram - "A Night In Lenasia"
11. Amr Diab - "Tamally Maak"
12. Fr?d?rick Rousseau - "Danya"
13. Eden - "Mavis"
14. Oliver Shanti & Friends - "Sacral Nirvana"
15. Jesse Cook - "On Walks The Night"
* CD2
Joy
1. Gotan Project - "Triptico"
2. Zeb - "Sufism"
3. Osman Ismem - "Kale"
4. Freeman - "My Dear Masters"
5. Ekova - "Starlight In Daden (Aurora Remix)"
6. Talvin Singh - "Veena"
7. Ravi Prasad - "Indian Gipsy"
8. Hasan Cihat Orter - "Flirting Shadows (Sehnaz Longa)"
9. Anna Vissi - "Den Me Agapas"
10. Nacho Sotomayor - "Don't Do Anything"
11. Badmarsh & Shri - "Sitar Ritual"
12. Kodo - "Strobe's Nanafushi (Satori Mix)"
13. Livin' In Da Ghetto (Featuring Moktar) - "Arabian Song (Da Ghetto Fuckiro Club)"
[edit] Volume 4
2002Mixed by DJ David Visan
* CD1
Dinner
1. Frederick Rousseau - "La Fille De Pekin"
2. Tibet Project - "Tibet (A Passage To...)"
3. Jade Or - "Opium"
4. Nitin Sawhney - "Moonrise"
5. Nash Didan - "A Window Of My Dreams"
6. Agricantus - "Amatevi"
7. Manuel Franjo - "Tiempo"
8. Guadalupe Pineda Con Los Tres Ases - "Historia De Un Amor"
9. Armen Chakmakian - "Distant Lands"
10. Nickodemus - "Desert Dancer (Zeb's Slow Camel Ride Remix)"
11. Flam - "Monsoon"
12. Tulku - "Radha Ramana"
13. Natassa Theodoridou - "Tora To Thimithikes"
14. Gotan Project - "Una Musica Brutal"
* CD2
Drink
1. Outsized - "Karma (Extended Mix)"
2. Time Passing - "Party People"
3. Panjabi MC - "Mundian To Bach Ke"
4. Ishtar - "Comme Toi"
5. Chris Spheeris - "Dancing With The Muse"
6. David Visan And Carlos Campos - "Irish Coffee"
7. Llorca - "The Novel Sound"
8. Loving Paris - "Loco"
9. Roland Louis - "Percussion's Rhythm (Dimitri From Paris Re-Edit)"
10. Dan Lacksman's Alliance - "Louxor In Vegas"
11. Angie Samiou - "Agoraki Mou"
12. Amr Diab - "aktar wahed"
13. Celia Cruz - "Yo Vivire (I Will Survive)"
14. Usual Masters - "Nocturne In Paris"
[edit] Volume 5
2003 Mixed by DJ David Visan
* CD1
Dinner
1. Jade Or feat. Bielka Nemirovski - "Nie Kantshaietsa"
2. Mikis Theodorakis - "I've Kept A Hold Of My Life"
3. Refractory feat. J.C. Sindress & Youn Sun Nah - "Road"
4. Trumpet Thing - "Far Away"
5. Mystic Rhythms Band - "Gesso's Guitar Song"
6. Angelique Kidjo - "Iemanja"
7. Elie Karam - "Baadima"
8. David Visan & Mickael Winter feat. Ani Choying Drolma - "Tamtra Tibet"
9. Mariza - "Loucura"
10. Maria Papadopoulou - "Maskaremeni"
11. David Visan & Carlos Campos - "Indra Story"
12. Laurent Dury - "Silk Road"
13. Alihan Samedov - "Sen Gelmez Oldun"
14. Fr?d?rick Rousseau - "Princess W. Cheng"
15. Operatica - "Mon Amour"
Bonus Track: Salif Keita & Martin Solveg - "Madan"
* CD2
Drink
1. Emma Shapplin - "La Notte Etterna"
2. dZihan & Kamien - "Just You & I"
3. Sarma - "Muel"
4. DJ Disse - "Egyptian Disco (Buddha Bar Edit)"
5. Gipsyland - "Salaam (Duet With Anoushka)"
6. Mondo Candido - "Meglio Stasera"
7. Latour - "Blue"
8. Despina Vandi - "Gia"
9. Giampiero Ponte feat. Moran - "Sphynx (Club Mix)"
10. Julie - "Blinded"
11. David Visan - "Czardas"
12. Rubin Steiner - "Wunderlande"
13. Ritchie Lawrence - "Laurence d'Arabie (Ambient Mix)"
[edit] Volume 6
2004 Mixed by DJ Ravin
* CD1
Rebirth
1. B-Tribe - "Angelic Voices (Rebirth Mix)"
2. 1 Giant Leap - "Way You Dream, The"
3. Dolphin Boy - "Shake It Loose"
4. Daniel Masson - "Sonargaon"
5. Deew - "She Will Never Learn"
6. Erik Satie - "Gnossienne No. 1 (Buddha Bar Remix)"
7. Cellar 55 - "Por-do-sol"
8. Ryukyu Underground - "Kanasando (Rebirth Remix)"
9. Ganga - "Chair"
10. Dos Hombres - "The Alkemyst"
11. Slow Train - "Naturally"
12. Quicksound - "Cold Winter"
13. Touch & Go - "Straight To...Number One (Dreamcatcher's Remix)"
14. Cantoma - "Essarai"
15. Oum Kalthoum - "Yally Kan Yeshgeek Anieny (Banzai Republic Remix)"
* CD2
Rejoice
1. Baul Dimension - "Bangla Soul"
2. Table vs. Ludovico Einaudi - "Memory"
3. Slow Train - "Trail Of Dawn"
4. Loopless - "Pink Blue Hotel"
5. T?l?popmusik - "Breathe (Banzai Republic's X-Hale remix)"
6. Sarah Vaughan - "Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix)"
7. Bliss - "Manvantara"
8. Baul Dimension - "Baul Dimension"
9. Afterlife - "Sunrise"
10. PQM - "Nameless (feat. Pilgrim Soul)"
11. Casa Flava - "De Mome De (Paris & Sharp Remix)"
12. Perfect Sense - "Bumba (Stereo Sax Mix)"
[edit] Volume 7
2005 mixed by DJ Ravin and David Visan
* CD1
Sarod
1. Bliss - "Breathe"
2. My Phuong Nguyen & Thierry David - "Huong Vi?tnam"
3. Riccardo Eberspacher - "Light Signs"
4. Al-Pha-X - "An Indian Summer"
5. Afterlife - "Take Me Inside (feat. Dannii Minogue) (Christophe Goze Mix)"
6. Ustad Sultan Khan - "Aja Maji (Sacred Rhythm Version by Joe Claussell)"
7. Bigt?t?ny's Finest - "Lovasok A Szakad?k Fel?"
8. Federico Aubele - "Postales"
9. Vargo - "The Moment"
10. Salif Keita - "Moussoulou (Remixed by Charles Webster)"
11. Jos? Padilla - "Light My Heart"
12. Bebel Gilberto - "Aganj? (John Beltran Remix)"
13. Ramasutra - "Magma Mama"
14. Peppe Barra - "Core Nire (Azoia Remix)"
15. Da Lata - "Distracted Minds"
16. Laidback - "Happy Dreamer"
* CD2
Sarangi
1. Kirpi - "The Song"
2. Sainkho Namtchylak - "Ohm Suaa (Remixed by Martin Morales)"
3. Lonesome Echo - "Spirit of Drums (feat. Mutabaraku) (S.U.M.O. Afrobounce Remix)"
4. DJ Nasha - "Flute Fantasy"
5. Ryukyu Underground - "Mo Ashibi (Jason Bentley Remix)"
6. Luciano Supervielle - "Perfume (Remixed by Campo)"
7. Mambayaga Project - "Joy On A Stick"
8. King Britt Presents Oba Funke - "Uzoamaka"
9. Phatjak vs. DJ Hamoodi - "Ritmo Caliente"
10. Harem - "Medusa"
11. Mo' Horizons - "Drum'n Boogaloo (Full Vocal Mix)"
12. Mambayaga Project - "Clockwork (Shantel vs. Mahala Rai Banda Remix)"
13. Tito Rodriguez - "Mama Guela (Stuhr Remix)"
14. Les N?gresses Vertes - "Sous Le Soleil De Bodega (Bodega Di Moko)"
[edit] Volume 8
2006 Mixed by Sam Popat
* CD1
Paris
1. Sanja Ili? & Balkanika - "Korana"
2. Naomi - "White"
3. Alihan Samedov - "Son Nefes (Deep Mix)"
4. Punjabi Hit Squad feat. Manpreet Kaur - "Hasdi Hasdi (Hit Squad Mix)"
5. Antaeus - "Palm of the Prophet"
6. Out Of Phase - "Desire (Tiger Mix 2006)"
7. Yasmin Levy - "Madre, Si Esto Hazina"
8. Pompon Finkelstein - "Lost In Reflection (La Forza Del Destino by G. Verdi)"
9. Shubha Mudgal - "The Awakening"
10. Shpongle - "Once Upon The Sea Of Blissful Awareness (Esionjim Remix)"
11. Sam Popat & Alexandre Scheffer - "Golden Ring"
12. Nomadix - "Chura Liya"
13. Elkin Marin - "Wallanwala"
14. Stefano Saletti & Piccola Banda Ikona - "Tagama"
15. Alhoeverah - "Tan Cani"
* CD2
New York
1. Angel Tears - "Mystic Desire"
2. Vasilisa - "Oblak / Cloud"
3. Ensemble Ethnique - "Asilah"
4. DJ Bool presents Jerk House Connection - "Mother Blues"
5. Belladonna - "Ebatule"
6. Sanja Ili? & Balkanika - "Balkan Vocals"
7. Alberto Beto U?a - "Angels In The Desert (Original Profundo Mix)"
8. Bongoloverz feat. Ursula Cuesta - "La Esperanza (Hope & Faith)"
9. Dan Marciano - "Good Morning Paris (Dr. Kucho! Remix)"
10. Kirpi - "My Name Is Kirpi"
11. Orient Expressions - "Istanbul 1:26 a.m."
12. Biber - "Turta"
13. Sam Popat & Alexandre Scheffer - "Dil Mera"
14. Yves Larock - "Nomadic Knights"
15. Schiller - "I Feel You"
[edit] Volume 9
April 16, 2007 Mixed by DJ Ravin
* CD1
Royal Victoria
1. Bardo State ? "Sospiro"
2. Mystic Diversions ? "Flight BA0247"
3. Amanaska ? "Sleep"
4. Hess Is More ? "Yes Boss"
5. Koop ? "Koop Island Blues"
6. Eccodek ? "Mongolia On The Line"
7. Serafim Tsotsonis ? "Wood Street"
8. Existence ? "Heart Beat Of Life"
9. The Lushlife Project ? "Essence Of Our Origins"
10. Michalis Koumbios ? "Astradeni"
11. York featuring Asheni ? "Iceflowers"
12. David Lowe's Dreamcatcher ? "I Know Jayne"
13. Nikonn ? "Sunday"
14. Kenneth Bager featuring Julee Cruise ? "Fragment Two....The First Picture"
15. Burhan ?-?al ? "Bugu Jazz"
* CD2
Barons court
1. Sunset Blvd. ? "Mrs Daisy May"
2. Cosmic Orient ? "La Pila"
3. Djuma Soundsystem ? "Les Djinns" (Trentem?ller Remix)
4. Carmen Rizzo featuring Grant Lee Phillips ? "As The Day Breaks" (Montreal Remix)
5. Massivan ? "Daydream"
6. Cirque Du Soleil ? "Africa" (Quicksound / Alain Vinet Remix)
7. Rocco ? "Roots 4 Acid"
8. Passion Of Percussion ? "Last Chance"
9. Novalima ? "Machete"
10. Parov Stelar ? "Chambermaid Swing"
11. OMFO ? "Choban In Space"
12. Otros Aires ? "Amor que se Baila"
13. Naked Rhythm ? "Gypsy Majik" (Gypsy Lounge Vocal Remix)
14. Blank & Jones ? "Loneliness" (Chill House Mix)
15. Bahramji featuring Mashti ? "Indusufi"
16. DJ Ravin featuring Karma Sound Collective ? "Karma Busta Rhythm"
[edit] Volume 10
2008 produced by DJ Ravin
* CD1
Xiangqi
1. Nitin Sawnhey feat. The London Symphony Orchestra - Songbird
2. Thierry David - Song Of Freedom
3. Jaime Torres - El Humahuaque?o
4. Temple of Sound feat. Natacha Atlas - City Of God
5. Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra feat. Sophie Solomon - Love Theme From Ben Hur (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)
6. Samo Zaen - Tonight
7. Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Bethe Bethe Kese Kese
8. Cantoma - Maja
9. Van Daler & Low Pressure feat. Natasja Saad - Real Love
10. ?-zg?r Sakar a.k.a Misda Oz vs Mercan Dede - Ab-I Beka
11. Waldeck - Get Up... Carmen
12. Nikko Patrelakis - Arco Iris
13. Ralph Myerz feat. Pee Wee - My Darling
14. Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra - Life Is On The Sea
15. The Real Tuesday Weld - Kix
16. Pochill - Violet Theme
17. Nicolaj Grandjean - Heroes & Saints
* CD2
Weiqi
1. DJ A feat. Sonia - Anazitisi (Quest)
2. Lulu Rouge - Bless You
3. Azam Ali - Endless Reverie (Bentey and Smitty Mix)
4. Markus Enochson with Masaya - For You To See (Tiger Stripes Vocal Remix)
5. Kaya Project - Salaam (Remix For Irina Mikhailova)
6. Damien Draghici & Emanuele Arnone - Let Love Go
7. Buscemi - Sahib Balkan
8. Lanoiraude - Khen Hook
9. Pier Bucci - Hay Consuelo (Samim Remix)
10. Shantel - Immigrant Child
11. Giorgio Giordano - Amazzonia
12. Jan Driver - Kardamoon
13. Shaman's Dream - Rakandao (Remix)
14. DJ Disse feat. Will Buhrkall - Break On Through
15. Jerry Dimmer - Flavia
[edit] Buddha Bar Amnesty International
2001Mixed by DJ Jean-Pierre Danel
* CD1
1. Col Vert - Bielka Nemirovski
2. Love Secret - Makis Ablianitis
3. Sutukung - Organic Grooves
4. Balafia - Cantoma
5. Adios Andalucia - Eric Fernandez
6. The Love Dance - Mystic Diversions
7. Roshni - Mungal
8. Tears For Yazd - The Amalgamation Of Soundz
9. Maid Aigoot Muimma Eallin (2001 B Laswell Remix) - Mari Boine
10. Breathing Light - Nitin Sawhney
11. Weghalawtac - Amr Diab
12. Zambra Rmx - Francisco & Nacho Satomayor
13. Cha Cha Cha - Mo'Horizons
14. How Fare This Spot - Sarah Brightman
* CD2
1. Moliendo Cafe (Grand Tourism Remix) - Wayna Taki
2. Hozer (Playin' 4 The City Remix) - Fikret Erkol
3. El Hilwadi (Sporto Kantes Remix) - Ahmed Abdalia
4. Ambala (Dzhian & Kamien Remix) - Pramod Upadyaya
5. (Religion Song) Hommage A Bouddha (Oxymore Remix) - Chen Xin Qi
6. Thien Mi Ti Ai (Eternal love Remix By DJ Wild Aka Mr. Haze) - Sally
7. Allah Y Atik Bissabar Sennia Ul Bir (Mazi's Audio Soul Remix) - Anelo Capuano
8. Mantra Chanting (P & C Remix) - Dorjee
9. Shankara (Dan Curtin Remix) - Prabhu Dhakal
10. Pure Land (BJQ Remix) - Tsering Choedon
11. Popozo (Swan Soul Remix) - Luckson Padeau
12. Ganesh (Remixed By Nick Nice & Synergy) - Norbu Sherpa
13. Thadhami (Frank Nigel Remix) - Shwe Yee Win
[edit] Buddha Bar Nature, Arno Elias
(the first original Buddha Bar Composed and Produced by Arno Elias)
1. Pandora
2. El Corazon
3. Guide me
4. The Dance Of The Flames
5. Walking Man
6. Deep Believe
7. Osmyo
8. Alanis sunrise
9. La For?t Inconnue
10. Star Of Hirma
11. Epic And Dream
12. New Day
[edit] Buddha Bar Ten Years
December 2006
* CD1
universal
1. Jean Sebastien Bach - Suite Numero 3 BWV 1068 (Air)
2. Riccardo Eberspacher - Light Signs
3. Nitin Sawhney - Moonrise
4. Suba - Felicidade
5. Nomadix - Chura Liya
6. Jai Uttal - Guru Bramha
7. Al-Pha X - An Indian Summer
8. Frederick Rousseau - La Fille de Pekin
9. Daniel Masson - Bangla Soul
10. Trumpet Thing - Far Away
11. Federico Aubele - Postales
12. Dolphin Boy - Shake It Loose
13. Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (John Beltran Remix)
14. Cantoma - Essaira
15. Stefano Saletti & Piccola Banda Ikona - Tagama
16. Peppe Barra - Core Nire (Azaoia Remix)
* CD2
sound
1. Pompon Finkelstein And Christophe Couderc - The Visit Opus 1 (After Arabian Day)
2. Ustad Sultan Khan - Aja Maji (Sacred Rhythm Version by Joe Claussell)
3. Angel Tears - Mystic Desire
4. Sainkho Namtchylak - Ohm Suaa (Remixed by Martin Morales)
5. Pompon Finkelstein And Christophe Couderc - The Visit Opus 2 (After Symphony Night)
6. Bliss - Manvantara
7. Orient Expressions - Istanbul 1:26 AM
8. Ensemble Ethnique - Asilah
9. Daniel Masson - Baul Dimension
10. Llorca - The Novel Sound
11. Mahala Rai Banda vs Shantel - Mahalageasca (Bucovina Dub)
12. Kirpi - My Name Is Kirpi
13. Belladonna - Ebatule
14. Ramasutra - Magma Mama