Ferraby Lionheart, long a favorite of ours here at Baha’i blog, is now, it seems, a favorite of everyone. Interweb music hipsters Stereogum, after naming him an artist to watch, was all a-gush over his show a few days ago; and his first solo release “self-titled EP” has been getting some wonderfully glowy reviews.
So do […]

Ok, so while I was gone, Jerome sent me an email about a music industry weekend at Bosch Baha’i School and, as it’s going on this weekend (starts on Thursday evening), I wanted to make sure to let you know about it right away: Dear Friends,

We want to invite you to a special event for […]

There may be a lucky few of you out there that are a) in Seattle and b) holding tickets to tonight’s sold out Common Market and Blue Scholars show at the showbox, but for the rest of us at least there’s this story in the Seattle Times to keep us in the loop. And […]

A friend just told me about this small Baha’i publisher called Dawntide Inspired Publishing. Based in South Africa, they offer a small collection of beautifully designed books, music, games, e-cards, and more. And free shipping on orders over $25.
(thanks to Leila for the tip)

A couple of months ago, Will Morrison dropped the first Next Level Radio podcast onto the interweb and promptly blew my mind (and sent me running off to itunes music store to download the latest from Common Market).
Well, Will is back with an eagerly anticipated episode 2, with more from Zahiya, tracks from Laura Harley […]

The story has been up at the US Baha’i News site for a little over a month now, but a friend whose mother had a hand in creating this beautiful quilt brought it to my attention just last week.
The quilt, called “Power of Unity”, incorporates symbols from the world’s religions as well as quotes from […]

I have no idea where she’s been hiding, but Anousheh Khalili is my new favorite singer/songwriter as well as the one who’s been eating up all my itunes time. She’s also just released an album on Richmond, Virginia’s Triple Stamp Records that’s been getting some great reviews:
You go to shows for certain bands, you see […]

The Bahá’í-inspired film Harmony Film Festival has just announced the theme for its third annual event, as well as a new incentive for entry:

We are proud to announce the 2006 theme for the 3rd annual Harmony Film Festival is Justice. And not only do we have a new theme, we are also happy to announce […]

Cinequest Online is currently hosting a movie made by a Canadian Bahá’í called Glorious Sacrifice. Here is the synopsis from the site:

A Canadian artist, a native of Iran, examines short letters from a father whose accounts were secretly passed on by a sympathetic guard in the prison. By painting an expression of the ordeal, the […]

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 […]

This is one of those ‘two birds, one stone’ kind of posts where I get to tell you that, first, all of you flickr users should make sure to sign up for the Baha’i group because, um… that would be rad. And secondly, that said Baha’i group is looking for submissions for a photo collage […]

So I was just thinking that I should put together a post to let you all know that I’ll be heading off on my Baha’i Pilgrimage next week and suddenly what should appear but this brand new video all about the pilgrimage experience, straight from the mouths of Baha’i pilgrims from around the world. Released […]

Tabula Rasa is a new magazine “where art and spirit converge.”

Tabula Rasa has been created to celebrate the Creator in all of us, to express our pure wonderment and joy at God’s revelation of the word “Fashioner” and to explore its myriad meanings.

The Sun of Truth is the Word of […]

Red Grammer’s newest album, ‘Be Bop Your Best’, has been nominated for a Grammy. Most of you little boys and girls probably know Red best for his 1986 release ‘Teaching Peace’ (I know I still have ‘Barnyard Boogie’ stuck in my head), but it looks like this album, which features a guest appearence by legendary […]

So a few months back I took a little trip to Uganda for a little fun and sun and Baha’i adventuring. While I was there I had the chance to meet up with an old friend, Joseph Sematimba. Joseph had been busy recording an album and shooting some music videos since last I had seen […]

Someone sent me this photo of Khalil Fong accepting his “Best Male Newcomer (to the Hong Kong music scene)” silver award and I thought you all might like to see it. He, obviously, would be the up and coming chinese Baha’i R&B superstar in the middle. With the microphone. The one holding the award.

(Thanks to […]

Up and coming R&B superstar (and current Baha’i superstar) Khalil Fong has his first album (with quotes from Baha’u'llah in the liner notes) out on Warner Music Hong Kong and was just, it appears, awarded a Silver award for being a ‘Best Male Newcomer’ to the HK music scene. Someone who reads more Chinese […]

In the we-need-to-learn-how-to-use-blogs-more-effectively catagory, here’s a quick post to point you to a brand new blog of Baha’i events from around the world.
Post #1 is a free concert in Banglore, India on the 4th of January. Anyone who might be in Banglore 2 days from now can check it out. Others may want to note […]

I’ve recently discovered a few Bahá’í podcasts that those of you who are interested in that sort of thing might want to know about.

Bahá’í community.org
Bahá’í Perspectives
Beautiful World
Ask a Bahá’í
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Alright, this post is so late it might as well be about the sequel (”Cape of Good hope 2 - Twice as rrrrrruff!”) but The Cape Of Good Hope had its official opening last week in New York city. The premiere was a huge success, selling out its 7:45 show at the Angelika (see photo) […]

This is just too funny (which is fitting since there’s a comedian involved), but it seems that poor Omid Djalili creates a vortex of inorthography around him wherever he goes. As noted in an earlier post, Djalili was identified as a “Bajai” on an HBO comedy special, and now The Daily Telegraph, in an otherwise […]

This is a few days too late for anyone to actually make it to the show, but Seattle’s own The Stranger ran a story about collaboration between two Bahá’í hip-hop artists, RA Scion and DJ Sabzi (of Blue Scholars), into a group they call Common Market. The story focuses mostly on the music, but does […]

Have a little trouble understanding the whole Huqúqu’lláh thing (and no, I’m not just talking about the pronunciation)? Well Panacea Film Productions, a brand new video production company that aims “to support and promote social development projects and the advancement of moral education through the media” has come to your aid with a new […]

Omid Djalili, one of only a handful of Bahá’í stand-up comics, was recently featured in his very own One Night Stand on HBO.

Unfortunately, in the interview that’s featured on his HBO page, they’ve misspelled Bahá’í as “Bajai.” It’s disappointingly sloppy journalism, but it’s even more mystifying that out of all the people involved: […]

Bus 44, a film by Chinese-American writer-director (and Baha’i) Dayyan Eng is a moving portrait of both the dark and bright sides of human interaction. The film won awards at both the Venice Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language short film to win at both festivals. It was also invited to […]