Enchanted, Entranced: Music & Spirituality
Series: The Nerve - Music and the Human Experience
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Length: 00:53:32
In Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and every minor religion around the world, music has been used as a tool to elevate the spirit or unite the faithful. On Episode 4 of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor looks at how music has come to be so closely associated with the sacred, and how chanting, singing and drumming in unison produce tangible physical effects, evoking altered states from trance to exaltation. Many cultures consider music to be a gift from the gods. But apart from the claim that it is a gift from God, what is it exactly about music that makes it have such power over our spirits?
The Nerve 4 congregates a variety of opinions from multiple faiths to adress why music so enchants and entrances us.
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Piece Description
In Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and every minor religion around the world, music has been used as a tool to elevate the spirit or unite the faithful. On Episode 4 of The Nerve, host Jowi Taylor looks at how music has come to be so closely associated with the sacred, and how chanting, singing and drumming in unison produce tangible physical effects, evoking altered states from trance to exaltation. Many cultures consider music to be a gift from the gods. But apart from the claim that it is a gift from God, what is it exactly about music that makes it have such power over our spirits?
The Nerve 4 congregates a variety of opinions from multiple faiths to adress why music so enchants and entrances us.
Broadcast History
Episode Four of The Nerve first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in September, 2008.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nerve Opening Theme | Paolo Pietropaolo | unreleased. | 02:10 | ||
| Shen Khar Venakhi (Kartli-Kakhetian version) | The Rustavi Choir | Alilo – Ancient Georgian Chorales. | 03:30 | ||
| Guhyasamaja Tantra, Chapter II | The Gyuto Monks of Tibet | Tibetan Tantric Choir. | 01:05 | ||
| Call to Prayer | The Muezzin of El Azhar Mosque in Cairo | Spirit of African Sanctus, Track 30. | Saydisc CDSDL389 | 02:10 | |
| What Child is This | The Londonderry Boys Choir | 17 Christmas Carols. | 01:45 | ||
| You Are the Only Holy One | Isabel Bayrakdarian | Joyous Light. | CBC Records | 01:55 | |
| Christus Factus Est Pro Nobis/Mandatum Novum do Vobis | The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos | Canto Gregoriano (Disc 1). | 04:15 | ||
| Om Namaha Shivay | Hari Om Sharan | Om Namaha Shivay. | Venus | 02:00 | |
| Banke Bihari | Jagjit Singh | Saanwara (Bhajan & Kirtan). | 02:10 | ||
| Wicked Are Good | Wade Imre Morissette | Strong as Diamonds. | Nettwerk | 03:15 | |
| Youbadi | Maalem si Mohamed Chaouqi | Les Gnawa du Maroc Ouled el Ab. | 02:00 | ||
| Lalla Aicha Al Gnawia | Maalem si Mohamed Chaouqi | Les Gnawa du Maroc Ouled el Ab. | 03:15 | ||
| Jilali Dawi Hali | Les Maitres du Gnawa | Les Maitres du Gnawa, Vol. 2. | 04:15 | ||
| Mache dich, mein Herze, rein from Matthaus-Passion | Bach Collegium Japan | BIS | 02:15 | ||
| We Are Connected | Jondi & Spesh | Bedrock (Disc 1). | Ultra | 02:00 | |
| Odysseus | Funk Function | Bedrock (Disc 1). | Ultra | 01:20 | |
| Amazing Grace | The New Bethel Baptist Church Congregation | Schirmer Books – Worlds of Music, CD 1 Track 16. | 02:45 | ||
| I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For | U2 with the New Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir | Rattle and Hum. | 05:25 | ||
| The Nerve: Closing Theme | Paolo Pietropaolo | unreleased. | 02:00 |
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