The religion of jazz musicians, any interesting takes on this one? I know Diz and James Moody are Bahai- an amaglam of the three monotheistic religions.
let’s not take this into the forbidden zone, but the Baha’i Faith is not an amalgam of anything, but rather the most recent of the revealed religions. see www.bahai.org for more info.
in the jazz world, besides diz and james moody, singers flora purim, tierney sutton and vic damone, guitarist james finley, and composer/arranger russ garcia are Baha’is.
A “second installment” of a personal interpretation of a mystical treatise by Baha’u'llah has today been uploaded to Youtube. Check out the variety of visual images brought together into one 9:19 minute video.-gw
Javáhiru’l-Asrár (Arabic: جواهر الاسرار) or Gems of Divine Mysteries, is a book by Bahá’u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith. … Bahá’u'lláh himself states that he took “the opportunity provided by” the question “to elaborate on a number of subjects”. The Introduction of the published English translation lists some of these topics, some of which are: “rejection of the Prophets of the past,” “danger of a literal reading of scripture,” “the meaning of the signs and portents of the Bible concerning the advent of the new Manifestation,” “the continuity of divine revelation,” “intimations of Bahá’u'lláh’s approaching declaration,” and the significance or meanings of terms such as “Day of Judgement” and “the Resurrection.” The Tablet (as Bahá’u'lláh’s works are often called) was written during his time in Baghdad (1853-1863) in Arabic, and was only recently translated into English, being published in 2002.
The blog for the Baha’i Faith of Kansas annoucnes today the start of ballet classes at the Baha’i Center. Ballet and Baha’i – that has a nice ring to it. -gw
Ballet North has formalized plans to offer ballet classes to early childhood students from 3 years of age through 8 years of age in the Activity Room of the Center. The classes will be offered on Thursdays each week and are set to begin in November of 2009.
The 3 year old class will meet from 5:00 pm until 5:30 pm;
The 4-5 year old class will meet from 5:30 pm until 6:15 pm;
The 6-7 year old class will meet from 6:30 until 7:30 pm
Dress code will be a white leotard, pink tights and pink shoes for the 3 year olds; pink leotard, pink tights and pink shoes for the 4-5 year olds; royal blue leotard, pink tights and pink shoes for the 6-7 year olds.
In an online article out today in Reason Online, the writer reminiscences on a visit to Iran in December 2005:
Over lunch, some female Baha'i relatives, poor and dignified, tell me about arrests and tortures, about how the government built over their cemetery, how their children are not allowed to attend the university, and how their property was confiscated. (One piece of grabbed land was turned, in that nasty, rub-your-nose-in-it habit of the Islamic Republic, into a police station.) During goodbyes, they kiss and hug me in public, illegality of unmarried male-female contact be damned.
1 hour ago – Ghadirian reviews the roots of persecution of Baha'is, and reports strengthened beliefs and capacity for forgiveness in children of Iranian Baha'i martyrs. … )
The Alliance Française de Delhi’s Golden Jubilee Choir performing at the Bahá’í House of Worship in Delhi. Dec 12th 2008. Conductor: Gabriella Boda-Rechner
With more and more Bahá’ís participating in home devotional meetings, devotionals in Bahá’í Centers, study circles, Feasts, Holy Days, and other gatherings, the friends have been longing for songs all can sing together in community, songs that are reverent expressions of Bahá’í worship.
Advertising on the net is Intone These Verses. What an extensive resource. This is from the site. -gw
Intone the Verses
is a source for music based on the Writings of
the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith: The Báb,
Bahá’u’lláh,
‘Abdu’l-Bahá,
Shoghi Effendi. These songs also have musical diversity:
there are songs written in various cultural styles.
Some are prayers.
Some are written for group singing in unison,
and some are designed for a cappella choir.
These songs express many of the most sublime thoughts and
ideals found in the Bahá’í Writings and should help us all feel a
sense of reverence and appreciation
for guidance we have been given by God.
These CDs have both vocals and instrumental tracks which can
be used for group singing, personal devotions, or simply listening.
The piano accompaniments are easy enough for most pianists,
and there are guitar chords as well.
The vocals on the CDs listed on this site are performed by
Wendy Scott and Ron Lyles, both of California.
Wendy serves as the producer for the project.
The composer/arranger for all the songs
listed on this website is (Dr.) Zak Mortensen.
Where can you find Baha’is who do music? Purusing the wall of the Baha’i Musicians Group International on Facebook, administered by Jarome Matthew, is one of many ways. There are 95 wall posts up with links to names both familiar and new to me. (Hey 95, a good round Baha’i number — or should I say, nine-pointed?) With the emergence of all this do-it-yourself technology that makes making music to share online so much easier in this day (like blogging makes publishing on the ’net a breeeze), the universe of Baha’is who do music is surely in the many thousands. Here are two more recent postings from the Facebook group. -gw
I thought that joining this group might be a good way to connect with other artists. My music is very non-mainstream, and because of this, it’s hard to find an audience. I call my style pop/goth madrigals. I’m sure there is an audience for it somewhere. Just not the kind that listens to top 40.
Anyway, this is my website:
Hi, I’m not a bona fide musician but I enjoy listening to music and setting the prayers and Hidden Words to simple melodies. I believe that dabbling in songwriting and music, no matter how shoddy my attempts have been, has made me better at my vocation in science and engineering because it has taught me to look beyond the merely perfunctory towards that which inspires and uplifts hearts. I’m open to collaboration with anyone who is interested.
Content of this blog is autoposted from
Posterous (Baha'i Views & Baha'i Music). Also carrying this mirrored content is Baha'i Views (on Blogger). The email for all of these sites is: bahaiviews@gmail.com. None of these blogs constitute official sites of the Baha'i Faith. For authoritative material about the Baha'i Faith go to: http://bahai.org/ or http://bahai.us/. George Wesley Dannells
