Yangjin Lamu
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| Born | Tianzhu (Pari) Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province, China |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Education | Northwest Minzu University |
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Yangjin Lamu , is a spiritual musician, author, modern practitioner of Buddhism, and creator of Zen of Yangjinma. In 2011, Miho: Journey to the Mountain,[3] an album that includes Yangjin's song Words of Wish Fulfillment[4] won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Yangjin accepted the award on behalf of the Paul Winter Consort and became the first Chinese singer to win a Grammy Award.[1][5] Yangjin Lamu has produced and published four albums.[6]
Biography
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Yangjin Lamu was born in Tianzhu (Pari) Tibetan Autonomous County in Gansu Province of China. She was admitted to the Art Department of Northwest Minzu University in 1993.[7]
In 1996, Yangjin Lamu dropped out and returned to the Tibetan region to develop Tibetan medicine. She founded Qizheng Tibetan Medicine Group with her friends and family.[7]
In 1999, Yangjin Lamu formed a Tibetan vocal group - the Yangjiema Triad with her sisters Daizang Zhuoma and Lamucuo.[8] The Triad performed at China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala in 2000.[9][10]
In 2002, Yangjin Lamu and Mark Yuting Chen 陳宇廷 got married in Beijing.[11]
In 2010. Yangjin Lamu and Mark Yuting Chen 陳宇廷 joined the "Global Philanthropist Circle (GPC)".[7] Afterwards, Yangjin Lamu, Peggy Dulany, Jennifer Buffett, Zainab Salbi, and other female charity leaders launched "Women for Humanity".[7]
Since 2013, Yangjin Lamu and Mark Yuting Chen 陳宇廷 have been promoting "Science of Advanced Consciousness and Zen of Yangjinma".[citation needed]
Yangjin Lamu gave birth to her eldest daughter Mingle Chen at the age of 46. At 51, she was pregnant again and delivered triplets - Changle Chen, Yongle Chen and Mile Chen. Yangjin and Mark now have two sons and two daughters.[12]
Creation and spiritual music performances
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Yangjin Lamu retired from the world of business after she got married and devoted herself to Buddhist practice and music.[13]
She has produced and published four music albums, among which Dharma Flower[14] was nominated for the Best Religious Music Album of the 19th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.[14]
In 2008, Yangjin Lamu was invited by Paul Winter to sing at the Summer Solstice Concert at St. John's Cathedral in New York, USA [14].[13]
On February 13, 2011, Miho: Journey to the Mountain,[3] the album that includes Yangjin's song Words of Wish Fulfillment,[4] won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. As one of the contributors and the only vocalist in the album, Yangjin Lamu accepted the Grammy Award on behalf of Paul Winter Consort and became the first Chinese singer to win a Grammy Award.[1]
In May 2011, Yangjin Lamu and Peter Buffett held the "Prayers for World Peace Concert" at Zhongshan Concert Hall in Beijing".[15]
In June 2011, Yangijn Lamu performed her Grammy-winning song again at St. John's Cathedral in New York [12].[citation needed]
In May 2012, Yangjin Lamu and Paul Winter Consort performed in Shumei, Japan.[16]
In July 2012, Yangjin Lamu held the Perfection and Beauty concert in Beijing.[17]
In 2013, Yangjin Lamu, together with Grammy winners Steve Gorn, Eugene Friesen, Glen Velez, held A Night of Grammy Masters· Yangjin Lamu Spiritual Concert in Shanghai.[18] Since then, Yangjin Lamu has also represented Tibetans in international performances in Russia, New York, Los Angeles, Colorado, New Mexico, Turkey, and dozens of large-scale TV shows and performances such as the Spring Festival Gala of China Central Television.[13]
In June 2017, Yangjin Lamu, Dhruba Ghosh, and many other Grammy winners held the "Jue Zhao 2017-Yangjin Song and Dance Collection" Concert in Shanghai.[citation needed]
Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- Enlightened Female Warrior (Traditional Taiwanese Version). Fangzhi Publishing House, 2013.
- Age of Feminine Energy (Mainland Simplified Chinese Version). Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2014.
- Mother Zen: Nine Keys to Happy Mother's Awakening (Traditional Taiwanese version). Fangzhi Publishing House, 2019.
Discography
[edit]Music albums
[edit]- Tears of Yangjinma. 2005
- Yangjin – the Tibetan Voice. Wind Music 2006.
- Dharma Flower[14] Wind Music 2007
- Miho: Journey to the Mountain[3] (The 53rd Grammy Awards "Best New Age Album", produced and published by the Paul Winter Consort in 2011, with Yangjin Lamu as the vocalist of the album)
- Heavenly Music (Opening Concert of 2009 Taipei Traditional Art Season). Taipei Chinese Orchestra. 2009
- Words of Wish Fulfillment 2014
Awards
[edit]- Miho: Journey to the Mountain won the 53rd Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[1]
- 2013 "National Spirit Builder" awarded by mainland Chinese magazine Life[2]
- Dharma Flower was nominated for the Best Religious Music Album of the 19th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in the Communication Art category
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Chinese Tibetan Vocalist Yangjin Lamu Lifed the Grammys Trophy in Tibetan Clothes". China News. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21.
- ^ a b Yangjin Lamu: Pure Awareness Is the Ultimate Home. Life Magazine.2013-12
- ^ a b c "Miho:Journey to the Mountain".
- ^ a b "Words of Fulfillment)".
- ^ "Yangjin Won the Grammy Awards Live Scenes". 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Wind Musician Yangjin Lamu".
- ^ a b c d Jianglong Shi. "Saraswati" Yangjin Lamu. China Philanthropist. 2012-1
- ^ Ming Shi. Yangjin Lamu: All Lives Are Singing at This Moment. Life Week. 2011-5-30
- ^ "The Yangjiema Triad". Tibetcul.
- ^ Yangjin Lamu: Withdraw to Better Engage with the World. BAZAAR
- ^ Aihui Lv. Mark Yuting Chen VS Yangjin Lamu: Hand in Hand on the Path of Bodhisattva. UBN Weekly. 2007-10-28
- ^ "From Yearning to Practice as a Nun to Giving Birth to Triplets at the Age of 51. Yangjin Lamu's Mother Zen From the Experience of Raising Children". Booklife.
- ^ a b c Yijia Bai. Spiritual Musician Yangjin Lamu: Saraswati Awakens in Music. InStyle China. 2013-11-2.Issue255
- ^ a b c "Dharma Flower".
- ^ "Yangjin Lamu & Buffett Spiritual Concert: A Perfect Integration of Eastern and Western Cultures". Sohu.
- ^ Yangjin Lamu (2013). Enlightened Female Warrior: Six Ways to Happy Women's Awakening. Fangzhi Publishing House. ISBN 9789861752969.
- ^ "Yangjin Lamu at the "Perfection and Beauty" Concert". Sina.
- ^ "Night of Grammy Masters".