“You have to understand, we are monks, not rock stars.” Those are the words of an unnamed representative of the Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo De Silos, widely quoted in an Associated Press ...

For the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain — known for their Gregorian chant — have been forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this ...

It has no dance beat. There are no synthesizers or guitars. There’s not even any harmony in the singing. And to top it all off, all the lyrics are in Latin. So how did “Chant” — an album of Gregorian ...

The mid-1990s so-called "new age" or "ambient" music discovered the Plainsong, leading to the release of Chant (Angel, 1973/1994) by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. Such a spike in ...

Twenty years ago, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos released an album which rocketed to the top of the charts. Chant was an instant, and enduring, hit. It has sold over 6,000,000 copies.

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10). The album, “Benedicta,” was also the top overall ...

Saying that Gregorian chant, as sung by the inimitable Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, sold a few records 10 years ago is like saying the Beatles wrote some decent songs in the 1960s.

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, made it debut on Billboard’s classical-music chart at No. 1 last week. The album, Benedicta, was also the top overall seller ...

– Pop starz ‘n the hoods: Cruising on the Billboard charts is something called “Chant” by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos. These guys live and worship in a monastery in northern Spain.