The Gyuto Monks will perform at Glastonbury on June 27.
Hey hey, they’re the monks… a group of Tibetan holy men could be bringing Nirvana back to the charts after signing a global record deal.
The Gyuto Monks, whose oldest member is 78, have landed a record contract with Decca and have been invited to perform at Glastonbury next month.
The group is based in Dharamsala in northern India, home of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, and has performed on stages around the world.
They last performed in the UK in 1973 at the Albert Hall in London but over the years have been seen at Carnegie Hall in New York, Sydney Opera House and toured the US with veteran rock act the Grateful Dead.
The oldest member, Lobsang Tsering, was among 80 Gyuto Monks when he fled his homeland along with the Dalai Lama in the wake of the upheaval in Tibet in 1959.
Their album, Chants: The Spirit Of Tibet, which will be released on July 8, was recorded at their monastery in the Himalayan foothills by UK producer Youth.
Their Glastonbury performance on June 27 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Tibetan Declaration of Independence.
