Dechen Shak-Dagsay

Dechen Shak-Dagsay is a modern musician of traditional Tibetan Buddhist mantras expressed in recent lyrical contexts.

Dechen Shak-Dagsay

Life

Shak-Dagsay was born in Kathmandu, Nepal^[1] in 1959.^[2][3] When she was 4 years old, Shak-Dagsay's family moved to Switzerland, where she grew up.^[4] She is the eldest daughter of Dagsay Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan Lama.^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}

She has performed songs from her albums "Jewel" and "Day Tomorrow" at Carnegie Hall in New York CIty for the Tibet House Benefit Concert.^[5][6] She has also performed at the Kee Club in Hong Kong.^[5]

She is also the founder of the Dewa Che charity organization, which engages in social projects in Tibet,^[4] and a co-founder of the Beyond interfaith music projects based in Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Albums

• Jewel (2012)^[7]
• Asian Jewel (2014)^[7]
• Day Tomorrow (2015)
• emaho – The Story of Arya Tara (2021)^[8]

Shak-Dagsay is also featured on the Beyond albums with Tina Turner, Regula Curti, and Sawani Shende-Sathaye.^[7][9]