Buddha Bar compilation albums

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Buddha Bar in Paris

The Buddha Bar compilation albums are a series of compilation albums issued by the French Buddha Bar establishment created by restaurateur Raymond Visan and DJ and interior designer Claude Challe. [1] The albums, which have been published since 1999, consist of songs by international artists in such genres as lounge, chill-out, and world music. [2]

Contents

In 2001, a Billboard magazine critic placed the compilation in his "top ten" musical events of the year, stating of proprietor Claude Challe that "[t]he legendary master of pop and dance music in France has aroused the attention of the global chill-out community with this series of mixed compilations", and concluding that "Buddha Bar is not only a good restaurant in France but also one of the best music experiments to come out of France in the past few years". [3] On a more critical note, the Oxford Handbook of Music Revival describes the music of the Buddha Bar collection as "close to muzak-like mixtures with neither recognizable original components nor clearly identifiable new structures". [4]

Challe compiled and produced the first two Buddha Bar albums. The series thereafter continued with different DJs, including DJ Ravin, Sam Popat, and David Visan (son of Buddha Bar founder Raymond Visan). [5] The compilations have also included a few original compositions, credited to Buddha Bar.

Discography

Buddha Bar I (1999)

Mixed by Claude Challe

Buddha Bar II (2000)

Mixed by Claude Challe

Buddha Bar III (2001)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar IV (2002)

Mixed by David Visan

Buddha Bar IV sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France30,000 [6]
Worldwide65,000 [6]

Buddha Bar V (2003)

Mixed by David Visan

Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar (2003)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar Vol. 2 (2003)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar VI (2004)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar VII (2005)

Mixed by DJ Ravin & David Visan

Buddha Bar VIII (2006)

Mixed by Sam Popat

Buddha Bar IX (2007)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar X (2008)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar Vol.4: Praha (2008)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XI (2009)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar Vol.5: Budapest (2009)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XII (2010)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XIII (2011)

Mixed by DJ Ravin and David Visan

Buddha Bar XIV (2012)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar: Dubai (2012)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XV (2013)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XVI (2014)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XVII (2015)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Siddharta Lounge by Buddha Bar (2015)

Mixed by DJ Ravin & Dimi El

Buddha Bar XVIII (2016)

Mixed by DJ Ravin and Sam Popat

Buddha Bar XIX Monte Carlo (2017)

Mixed by DJ Papa

Buddha Bar XX (2018)

Mixed by DJ Ravin and Sam Popat

Buddha Bar XXI (2019)

Mixed by DJ Ravin and Sam Popat

Buddha Bar XXII (2020)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XXIII (2021)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XXIV (2022)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XXV (2023)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XXVI (2024)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

Buddha Bar XXVII (2025)

Mixed by DJ Ravin

References

  1. Anthony D'Andrea, Global Nomads: Techno and New Age as Transnational Countercultures in Ibiza and Goa (2007), p. 93.
  2. Stephen Fallon, Paris (2010), p. 294.
  3. Wolfgang Spahr, "The Year in Music 2001 – Critic's Choice", Billboard (29 December 2001), Vol. 113, No. 52, p. 39.
  4. Caroline Bithell, Juniper Hill, Oxford Handbook of Music Revival (2014), p. 484.
  5. Phil Meadley, "World Chill", Global Rhythm (2002), Volume 11, Issues 7–12, p. 242. Republished as a review of the album at World Music CD Reviews Asia & Far East. [ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 Shore, Joanna (27 April 2002). "French Touch". Billboard. p. EQ-6. Retrieved 17 May 2018.