Racing to get this one in under the wire, but I just came across this article from the Virginian-Pilot about Robert Wilson Turner, believed to be the first African-American Baha’i:
After the Civil War, an African American middle class began to emerge in the South. Before long, its members were filling out deeds and drawing wills. […]
Ok, so I have no idea what’s going on over here, but since they keep mentioning the Baha’i Faith, I figure it’s my job to point it out to you.
Basically, there’s a site called *sigh* The Blingdom of God (I know, I know…) And they have all these posts up about, ahem, religious bling.
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Let me […]
I know that podcasting is the new hot ticket in town, but if I thought I could rock the podcast mic, you’d all be listening to this post instead of reading it. Luckily Will Morrisson over at Next Level Radio does happen to rock the podcast mic, or at least he does a heck of […]
So the fast is fast approaching (I’d tell you how long I’ve been waiting to type that if it didn’t make me look like a giant dork) and I hope you’re all prepared. If you’re not, head over here and read some quotes about the importance of fasting. Once you’re suitably amped, go here for […]
Because you’ve all been so patient while I was away, I thought I’d pass on this cute little vid of five of Hollywood’s biggest voices riding in a car together.
Once you stop trying to figure out those are really their voices or if it’s a movie about voice over actors being voiced over by other […]
Earlier this month Britain’s Channel 4 aired The Root of All Evil? a two-part exploration of religious faith hosted and narrated by Richard Dawkins. Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and ‘the world’s most famous out-of-the-closet living atheist’ (Salon, annoying ad viewing required) is not known as a lover of religion, but come on, finding a Christian […]
In honour of Black History Month the US Baha’i website has posted some profiles of notable African- American Baha’is. Included in the list are Louis Gregory, Elsie Austin, Dizzy Gillespie and more.
I know this one’s a little late, but there are still a few more days left in the month right?
9 Days, 19 days what’s the difference right?
I apologize for the quiet blog, but I’ve been in a bit of a pilgrimage decompression for the past couple of weeks and am just getting rolling again. Catching up with work and trying to get focused. But anyway.
And I see that some of you have been calling […]
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A sweet, sweet voice that's been wooing souls in Vancouver for a while now. Check for upcoming shows her myspace page or just head over to download some tracks. You won't be sorry.
While he's been profiled here already, Ferraby Lionheart certainly deserves all the praise that this meager blog can heap upon him as he's released an absolute gem of an album with his 'self-titled EP'.
Seattle hip-hop duo Common Market have been covered in this blog already but they definitely deserve a place in the sidebar. From a review in Seattle's The Stranger:
You could say the duo connected through a higher power. "We're both Baha'i; that's how I heard of Sabzi in the first place," explains Scion. "So being involved with the Baha'i community and doing music, people kept asking me, 'Do you know Saba?'" "Yeah, people would just be like, there's another Baha'i in town that 'does hiphop,'" Sabzi laughs. Once connected, Sabzi spun records at the release party for RA's debut EP Apostrophe—and the pair found that musically, they were on the same page.
You can find their music well, pretty much everywhere. Instant gratification types (such as myself) can get theirs from the itunes music store.
Whether singing a classic by the Supremes or exploring the limits of hip-hop, Zahyia Rolle, known as ZZ Rolle by her peers, is a performer who defies labels and defines the world "artist." Rapper, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, producer - Zahyia only recognizes boundaries and limits long enough to cross them.
She was also a contributer to Boston Praise Collective's award winning album "From Exile to Exhaltation - Our Offering to Baha'u'llah" (also available on itunes). So drop by her website, download some tracks, and enjoy.
An invigorating blend of various Polynesian dances, rhythms and sounds fused with pop, MANA is a Baha'i music and cultural performance group based in Sydney, Australia. The members of MANA are predominately youth, most of them still attending high school, and though they are all residents of Sydney, their roots are traced back to Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
To date, MANA has released 2 albums: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit and Arising To Serve. All lyrics have been taken from the Baha'i Writings found in the sequence of courses known as Ruhi Books, developed by the Ruhi Institute. There is currently a total of seven books in the sequence.
A few Baha'is in LA, USA are involved in this little musical effort.
In a music scene severly overburdened with manufactured screamo and whiney pop-punk, LA's Telecast is a glowing gem of ulterior hope. Remember the days when songs had meaning beyond some basic cloying variation of "I hate you, Dad," or "Nobody understands me and my skateboard?" So does Telecast.- From Filter Magazine
The Baha'is Magazine
A new version of a glossy 80-page magazine profiling the Baha'i Faith and its worldwide community has just been published. It features sections on Baha'u'llah, the spiritual and moral teachings of the Baha'i Faith, the Faith's history and administration, and its programs of social and economic development. It also has profiles of individual Baha'is and examples of community activities.
It can be ordered through the Baha'i Distribution Service in the United States.
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