Music - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/music/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:27:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Dizzy Gillespie, Music, and the Baha’i Faith https://bahaiteachings.org/dizzy-gillespie-music-bahai-faith/ https://bahaiteachings.org/dizzy-gillespie-music-bahai-faith/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=32368 Dizzy Gillespie, Music, and the Baha’i Faith…music, sung or played, is spiritual food for soul and heart. The musician’s art is among those arts worthy of the highest praise, and it moveth the hearts of all…...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/dizzy-gillespie-music-bahai-faith/feed/ 8 Hearing Harmonies in the Song of the Soul https://bahaiteachings.org/hearing-harmonies-in-the-song-of-the-soul/ https://bahaiteachings.org/hearing-harmonies-in-the-song-of-the-soul/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86393 Hearing Harmonies in the Song of the Soul“You are obviously an intelligent person and apparently a nice one,” my Facebook friend Ari told me. “Thus, from my perspective, you make a good case for why I am...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/hearing-harmonies-in-the-song-of-the-soul/feed/ 2 How Choirs Can Bring the World Together https://bahaiteachings.org/how-choirs-can-bring-the-world-together/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-choirs-can-bring-the-world-together/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84819 All over the world, countless people sing in choirs, creating beautiful harmonies. Singing together can be a potent source of joy, but singing sacred songs makes the effect even greater. ...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-choirs-can-bring-the-world-together/feed/ 1 From Mammy to Jezebel: Stereotypes Fueling Misogynoir https://bahaiteachings.org/mammy-jezebel-stereotypes-fueling-misogynoir/ https://bahaiteachings.org/mammy-jezebel-stereotypes-fueling-misogynoir/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84525 Why are Black women subjected to more hostile sexism and receive less care and aid as a result? Why are Black women, on average, three times more likely to die...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/mammy-jezebel-stereotypes-fueling-misogynoir/feed/ 3 What the Execution of 10 Baha’i Women Means for Equality https://bahaiteachings.org/what-the-execution-of-10-bahai-women-means-for-equality/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-the-execution-of-10-bahai-women-means-for-equality/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84439 What the Execution of 10 Baha'i Women Means for EqualityOn May 23, 2023, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) issued a call for creative content that could honor ten Baha’i women who were executed by hanging in Iran in 1983....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-the-execution-of-10-bahai-women-means-for-equality/feed/ 1 Women and the Power of the Drum https://bahaiteachings.org/women-and-the-power-of-the-drum/ https://bahaiteachings.org/women-and-the-power-of-the-drum/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84206 Women and the Power of the DrumAbout a year ago, I took up playing the drums — accidentally. I wandered into my local senior center, heard music, sat down with a band playing old tunes, and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/women-and-the-power-of-the-drum/feed/ 0 Tierney Sutton’s New Song ‘Good People’ Confronts Racism https://bahaiteachings.org/tierney-sutton-song-good-people-confronts-racism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/tierney-sutton-song-good-people-confronts-racism/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82888 Tierney Sutton, a nine-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, raises awareness of systemic racism in the United States with her new single, “Good People.” “Good People,” which was officially released today, is...

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