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Did you miss this presentation when I delivered it at Arlington prayer station or Tiny Planet?  Did you go to one of the previous ones and wish you had brought a certain friend with you?  Well, here's your chance to drag yourself out of bed on a Sunday morning and savor it!  I'll be giving the presentation again, perhaps with some new twists, at the DC Baha'i Center on March 28 at 11 a.m. and at the Houston Baha'i Center on April 4 at 10:30 a.m. Y'all come!

And if you're in a Baha'i community reachable from DC within a 6-hour drive and you're interested in having me give this presentation in your community on a Saturday night or Sunday morning, contact me.  I'll consider traveling farther if your community will provide plane fare and lodging.  I also travel for work, so if you're interested, go ahead and let me know even if you're not nearby, on the off chance I'll be swinging through your town some time this year.

If you've attended one of these presentations previously, I invite you to please post your impressions here in the comments section for the benefit of those considering attending the upcoming program.
 
 
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Please come and join the third quarterly Interfaith Devotional sponsored by the Baha’i Community of the Town of Vienna and the Northern Virginia Family Church on Friday November 20th at 7:30 pm at the Northern Virginia Baha’i Center, 21415 Cardinal Glen Circle, Sterling, Virginia 20164.  The theme for this event is “Gratitude.” 

Representatives from various faiths will share a few words and prayers from their own faiths. There will also be various musicians [including me] who will offer their talents to uplift the spirit of this gathering.
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NoVA Baha'i Center
Please come and invite your friends to this spiritual evening and meet new friends from different faiths and traditions.

For more information please email Rhonda Williams at [music art 2 heal [at] aol [dot] com] or contact me through the contact form and I will email you a phone number you can call.
 
 

A friend of mine was looking for mp3s for a Birth of Bahá’u’lláh celebration she is putting together for tonight (click here for information about the celebration tonight in DC) and asked for recommendations for "upbeat, funky, soulful Bahá'í music for everyday enjoyment." I sent her the following response, which I thought it might be a good idea to share more broadly.  


go to http://www.cdbaby.com and search on "bahai." for many of these, you can buy individual mp3s instead of (or in addition to) ordering the physical CD. My top recommendations among these would be:
  • Devon Gundry (definitely!)
  • Temple of Light (compilation, browse the songs for ones you like)
  • Visceral Melee: Lotus in the Mudd (I love the song "Found You")
  • Julie Rosser: Beloved (the song "Beloved" is a great one for Birth of Bahá’u’lláh celebrations)
  • Maureen Hunter & Niaz McGuire: Higher Vision (one of my favorites!)
  • The Workshop for the Arts: Unrestrained as the Wind (diverse compilation; Ruhi Book 2 quotes set to music by various artists, executive produced by moi - also available at http://www.earbuzz.com/workshopforthearts where Workshop for the Arts gets a higher percentage of what you pay)
  • Best of RadioNur 2003 (some gems on here--I love "Tender Plant")
  • SKY (female a cappella; some new age, some jazzy - great for devotions)
This doesn't come up under the "bahai" search on CDBaby, but it's quite good, and all based on the Bahá'í Writings:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/GustaffBesunguPamHillandAliYou

Also, there's a Bahá'í mp3 site: http://www.divinenotes.com. If you haven't heard Leonor Dely, you must. It's all in Spanish, with rocking South American rhythms. 

Lest I forget my favorite Bahá'í hip-hop group:

Nabil & Karim
and if you don't have my album, CD & mp3s are available here (I would recommend "Witness" for Birth of Bahá’u’lláh celebrations)