Shambala (Beastie Boys song)

"Shambala"
Song by Beastie Boys from the album Ill Communication
Genre Instrumental
Length 3:40
Label Capitol Records
Ill Communication track listing

"The Scoop'"
(17)
"Shambala"
(18)
"Bodhisattva Vow"
(19)

"Shambala" is the 18th track on the Beastie Boys Album Ill Communication from 1994. It also appears on the In Sound from Way Out compilation.

The song itself is basically an intro for (and goes into) Bodhisattva Vow.

Within the song are Tibetan Buddhist chants and various instruments. In Tibetan Buddhism, Shambhala is a mythical kingdom hidden somewhere beyond the snowpeaks of the Himalayas.

This track was featured in the season finale of the third season of Breaking Bad.

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