About Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Born 1959. Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a Swiss singer and musician.
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a modern musician of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras expressed in recent lyrical contexts.
Life Shak-Dagsay was born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1959. When she was 4 years old, Shak-Dagsay's family moved to Switzerland, where she grew up. She is the eldest daughter of Dagsay Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan Lama.
Shak-Dagsay describes herself as committed to "preserving Tibetan culture in the West", having studied and performed traditional Tibetan music and dance throughout her childhood and adolescence.
She has performed songs from her albums "Jewel" and "Day Tomorrow" at Carnegie Hall in New York CIty for the Tibet House Benefit Concert. She has also performed at the Kee Club in Hong Kong. Asian Jewel (2014)
Shak-Dagsay is also featured on the Beyond albums with Tina Turner, Regula Curti, and Sawani Shende-Sathaye.
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Who is Dechen Shak-Dagsay?
Swiss singer of traditional Tibetan mantras
When was Dechen Shak-Dagsay born?
Dechen Shak-Dagsay was born in 1959 in Kathmandu.
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Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a singer and musician.
What nationality is Dechen Shak-Dagsay?
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is Swiss.
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