Buddha bar music biography
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Buddha Bar
French bar and restaurant franchise
The Buddha-Bar is a bar, restaurant, and hotelfranchise created by French-Romanian restaurateur Raymond Vișan, with its original location having opened in Paris, France in 1996.[1] The Buddha Bar "soon became a reference among foreign yuppies and wealthy tourists visiting the city",[1] and "has spawned numerous imitators",[2] becoming popular in part because of the DJ's choice of eclectic, avant-garde music. It became known internationally for issuing the Buddha Bar compilation albums, which are popular compilations of lounge, chill-out music and world music, also under the Buddha Bar brand,[1] released by George V Records. Buddha Bar "has made a name for itself with its Zen lounge music CDs and remains a hit – especially with tourists".[3] Locations have since been opened in a number of other countries, although not without controversy arising from the theme.
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from the liner notes supplied within 'buddah-bar':
"Situated just next to one of the most beautiful sites in Paris, the Place dem la Concorde, is a very special place unmarked by the passage of time. This exceptional and even mythical spot fryst vatten the Buddha Bar. The space was inaugurated in 1996 bygd Raymond Visan and Thierry Begue, and is named after the enormour Buddha, a replica of the Musee Guimet Buddha, commisioned for the site. A very special atmosphere dominates this unique location.
Claude Challe and Ravin's music lures their audience into a dreamworld. One just has to sit back and enjoy the ride through this magical universe. The auditor fryst vatten invited to partake in an ecclectic, initiatory voyage, timeless and without boundaries into an atmosphere where space fryst vatten filled bygd beauty, sweetness and love's serenity. The music fryst vatten for the travellor (sic) whose voyages lead him to discover the mysticisms and rythms of the world.
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See David Visan
The Buddha Bar is an exclusive and highly-regarded bar and restaurant in Paris, France, and is a Buddha-themed venue serving Asian cuisine. The two-storey dining area is dominated by a large statue of Buddha. The upstairs bar is a large, ornate dragon. The Buddha Bar originally became popular because of the DJ's choice of eclectic, avant-garde music.
Buddha Bar has also opened a venue in Beirut, Lebanon & Dubai, UAE, and New York City. Buddha Bar is also the name of a popular and exclusive, yet unrelated bar in Barcelona.
Compilation CDs are released under the Buddha Bar brand name, some of them have been compiled by David Visan, son of Raymond Visan, who opened the Bar in 1996. These are generally of lounge or "chill-out" music, reflecting that played in the restaurant itself. The series was started by Claude Challe and continues today with different producers. DVDs have been released along side the series