' Of the whole enormous area which was once the spirited domain of Tibetan culture and religion ... now only Bhutan seems to survive as the one resolute and self-contained representative of a fast disappearing civilisation.'
In the first of three talks JOHN LEVY presents recordings he made recently in Bhutan of the awe-inspiring lamaist orchestras and chant and the contrastingly quiet singing ,of villagers, which reveal a musical culture hitherto unknown outside the country. Producer MADEAU STEWART