… now, ye, who are the servants of mankind, should exert yourselves, heart and soul, to free the world from the darkness of materialism and human prejudice, that it may be illumined with the light of the City of God. ‘Abdu’l-Baha

The Ronster’s

5 Soul songs about Inner City Living

Here is a small list of songs I recommend from 1969-1975 about the harshness of city life; materialism, poverty, racism. The music is as relevant today as it was then.

http://ronster.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/5-soul-songs-about-inner-city-living/

Above is the Ronster’s list of gritty “city” songs. Baha’u'llah has a lot to say about the materialism/ poverty/ racism, we know; the Baha’i teachings address each issue fully. I’d like to believe that conditions have improved over the 35 or 40 years since the songs on the Ronster’s list were first sung , but we have so much farther to go.

(I.e., Long Way to Go:  Gwen Stefani).

Here are two songs that I listen to on my iPod that bring up for me the historical challenges of living in the city wherever that city is in the world. -gw

“For no one,” Zap Mama  Sabsylma   

“City Country City,” War The World Is a Ghetto