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Topic: The Buddha Bar

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: The Buddha Bar
Date Posted: June 15 2025 at 17:07

"Situated just next to one of the most beautiful sites in Paris, the Place de la Concorde, is a very special place unmarked by the passage of time. This exceptional and even mythical spot is the Buddha Bar. The restaurant and bar was inaugurated in 1996 and named after the enormous Buddha statue specially commissioned for the site. A very special atmosphere dominates this unique location. The Buddha Bar offers a seductive blend of chillout dancebeats from around the world, mixed together by DJ Claude Challe and luring the listener into a musical dreamworld. One just has to sit back and enjoy the ride through this magical universe. The listener is cordially invited to partake in an eclectic initiatory voyage, timeless and without boundaries into an atmosphere where space is filled by beauty, sweetness and love's serenity. This music is for the traveller whose voyages lead him to discover the mysticisms and rhythms of the world. The Buddha Bar is a place which makes one feel good, as it takes us on a voyage into the world situated between dreams and reality."

I can't believe it's not Buddha.

Buddha Bar, Vol. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec9btsNDp_btWfApRJcIDGmTvuoO-p-S" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec9btsNDp_btWfApRJcIDGmTvuoO-p-S

Buddha Bar, CD1: Dinner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3M3NiCMgA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3M3NiCMgA
Buddha Bar, CD2: Party - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOorcX8RZ70" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOorcX8RZ70

Track Listing: CD1 - Dinner

01. Craig Armstrong – "Weather Storm"
02. Sina Vodjani – "Straight to the Heart"
03. Deepak Ram – "Kitu"
04. Tulku – "Anni Rose"
05. Zehava Ben – "What Will Be?"
06. Zohar – "The Merciful One"
07. Pink Martini – "La Soledad"
08. Aria – "Un Bel Dì"
09. Zen Men – "Une table à trois"
10. Zen Men – "El Fuego" (Trote King Mix)
11. Anima Sound System – "Shalom"
12. Jai Uttal – "Guru Bramha"
13. Tulku – "Meena Devi (Goddess)"
14. Armen Chakmakian – "Gypsy Rain"

Track Listing: CD2 - Party

01. Anima Sound System – "68" (Original Mix)
02. Le Duc – "Touareg"
03. MKL vs. Soy Sos – "Skin" (Original Abstract Mix)
04. Faithless – "Drifting Away" (Paradiso Mix)
05. Intro – "Psique"
06. Kevin Yost – "Two Wrongs Making It Right"
07. Huff & Herb – "Feeling Good" (Epic Mix)
08. So Emotional – "All By Myself"
09. Byron Stingily – "Flying High" (Masters at Work Brazilian Vocal Mix)
10. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – "Piya Re Piya Re" (Remix)
11. Etti Ankri – "Eshebo"
12. Malik Adouane – "Shaft"
13. Metin Arolat – "Elveda"
14. Willy DeVille – "Demasiado Corazón" (Live Version)

Replies:

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 09:32

David_D wrote:

Sorry, but after second thought, I'm not sure that the two albums, I've listed here (definitely serious music), fit well with what you're going to post in this thread.

If you want to hear some more "serious music" in the same style, then you could try Cafe del Mar, which nicely rhymes with Buddha Bar.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 10:30

I ordered Buddha Bar, Vol. 1 from Amazon today for just £2.22 - reduced from £51.49!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddha-Bar-Vol-Various-Artists/dp/B00003ZL0D" rel="nofollow - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddha-Bar-Vol-Various-Artists/dp/B00003ZL0D

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 16 2025 at 13:29

Buddha Bar, Vol. II* - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec9btsNDp_YQAEYwJ_mAKVvtS2lmYDFi" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLec9btsNDp_YQAEYwJ_mAKVvtS2lmYDFi

Buddha Bar, CD1: Dinner - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq22RakCrT0FMsxdfv--Y_0HHWEBZtQm1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq22RakCrT0FMsxdfv--Y_0HHWEBZtQm1
Buddha Bar, CD2: Party - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLraNu8-LP4IVCyt9zdUHjEbm96QSQha_K" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLraNu8-LP4IVCyt9zdUHjEbm96QSQha_K

Track Listing: CD1 - Dinner

01. Trumpet Thing – "Need You (Right Now)" (Ambient Mix)
02. Omar Faruk Tekbilek – "I Love You"
03. Consuelo Luz – "Los Bilbilicos (The Nightingales)"
04. Karunesh – "Alibaba"
05. Deepak Chopra feat. Demi Moore – "Desire"
06. Govinda – "In Through Time"
07. Oliver Shanti & Friends – "Onòn Mweng (Rainbird)"
08. Atman – "Spirit"
09. Deadbeats – "Funky for You"
10. De-Phazz feat. Pat Appleton – "Mambo Craze" (Extended Edit)
11. Nino – "Amor Amor"
12. Sa Trincha – "Smell of Paradise"
13. Intro – "Farruca"
14. Funky Lowlives – "Nota Bossa"

Track Listing: CD2 - Dance

01. Sun Trust – "How Insensitive"
02. Rollercone – "Daydreaming"
03. Wally Brill – "A Loop in Time" (Banco De Gaia Remix)
04. La Roca – "Drama of Japan"
05. Great Barrier – "Cairo" (Duke Monster Mix)
06. Angel Tears – "Inshalla"
07. dZihan & Kamien – "After"
08. Suba – "Felicidade"
09. Sidestepper – "Logozo"
10. Kerri Chandler & Joe Clausell – "Escravos de Jo" (Robust Horn Remix)
11. Soul Ascendants – "The String Thing"
12. Attaboy – "New World"

* My first Buddha Bar compilation, purchased last week from the rather less exotic Oxfam Books & Music in West Bridgford.

Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 18 2025 at 02:00

A look inside the opulent Buddha Bar, Place de la Concorde, Paris.