Buddha Bar Discography (2000 - 2017)

The Buddha Bar compilation albums are a widely acclaimed series of compilation albums issued by the Buddha Bar bar, restaurant, and hotel franchise created by restaurateur Raymond Visan and DJ and interior designer Claude Challe in Paris, France. Following its establishment, the Buddha Bar "became a reference among foreign yuppies and wealthy tourists visiting the city",and "has spawned numerous imitators", becoming popular in part because of the DJ's choice of eclectic, avant-garde music. It became known internationally for issuing popular compilations of lounge, chill-out music and world music, also under the Buddha Bar brand, released by George V Records. Buddha Bar began issuing compilations in 1999, and has since "made a name for itself with its Zen lounge music CDs and remains a hit – especially with tourists".

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". 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".

ALBUMS
2000 - BUDDHA BAR II (CLAUDE CHALLE)
2003 - BUDDHA BAR (CLAUDE CHALLE)
2003 - BUDDHA BAR V (DAVID VISAN)
2004 - BUDDHA BAR VI (RAVIN)
2004 - LIVING THEATER VOL. 3
2005 - BUDDHA BAR III (RAVIN)
2005 - BUDDHA BAR VII (RAVIN & DAVID VISAN)
2006 - BUDDHA BAR IV (DAVID VISAN)
2006 - BUDDHA BAR VIII (SAM POPAT)
2007 - BUDDHA BAR IX (RAVIN)
2008 - BUDDHA BAR X (RAVIN)
2009 - BUDDHA BAR XI (RAVIN)
2010 - BUDDHA BAR XII (RAVIN)
2011 - BUDDHA BAR XIII (RAVIN & DAVID VISAN)
2012 - BUDDHA BAR XIV (RAVIN)
2013 - BUDDHA-BAR VOLUMEN XV
2014 - BUDDHA BAR CLASSICAL - CHILLHARMONIC BUDDHA BAR
2014 - BUDDHA-BAR XVI
2015 - BUDDHA BAR - CLUBBING PARIS
2015 - BUDDHA BAR XVII
2016 - BUDDHA-BAR TWENTY YEARS
2016 - BUDDHA-BAR XVIII
2016 - VA - BUDDHA BAR THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE
2017 - VA - BUDDHA BAR CLUBBING VOL.2

Note: You can download Album Info.txt to see organized album and track details.