Afleveringen
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A song inspired by study of the message of the Universal House of Justice on March 19, 2025 on the role of the Bahá’í home in society building. They lyrics are written by Duane Varan while the voices, instruments and musical composition are AI-generated.
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A song that explores the harmful effects of backbiting and defamation highlighting the need for an 'etiquette of expression' where people better regulate their communication. The lyrics are by Duane Varan but the voices, instruments and musical composition are AI-generated.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This song explores the power of the Holy Spirit to transform us and give us capacities we never dreamed of. The lyrics are written by Duane Varan but the voices, instruments and musical composition are AI-generated.
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An alternative version of the "Society Builders" theme song for the Society Builders podcast series produced and hosted by Duane Varan. The lyrics are written by Duane Varan but the voices, instruments and musical composition are all AI-generated.
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This is an alternative version of "The Gift of Fasting" song (episode 12) adopting the bossa nova genre style.
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Song about the bounties associated with the Bahá’í fasting season which occurs in the 19 days leading up to the vernal equinox (start of spring), the start of the Bahá’í New Year (usually the fast runs from March 2nd thru March 20th). During this time Baha'is refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. The lyrics are original and are based on Bahá’í Writings on fasting. The music composition, voices and instruments are AI.
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This is a song created to celebrate the Bahá’í New Year (Naw Ruz). Producing the song was deeply moving for me as I studied and reflected on the Bahá’í Writings about Naw Ruz. Although I haven't included any direct quotes from these Writings, you will see their influence in the lyrics. The second verse was fun - conveying what spring represents (the Bahá’í New Year coincides with the start of spring in the Northern hemisphere). My favorite part was getting the words vernal equinox into the song - that was a bit of a challenge. The lyrics are mine but the music composition, voices and instruments are all AI.
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This was a song I produced at the request of some Malaysian Baha'is who wanted a song celebrating Uncle Yankee Leong, who was the first local person to embrace the Bahá’í Faith in Malaysia. The lyrics are mine but the musical composition, voices and instruments are all AI.
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This was a song I produced for a youth conference in Perth in 2024. The chorus builds on a quote from the Universal House of Justice in Ridvan message of 2024: "All must surge, but the youth must soar." It's a message speaking to the power of the youth in bringing about positive social change. The lyrics are mine but the music composition, voices and instruments are all AI.
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Song written to celebrate Ayyam-i-ha, the Intercalary days in the Bahá’í calender which is comprised of 19 months of 19 days (the 4-5 days left over each year are the Intercalary days of celebration).
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A theme song developed for the 'Ethical Business Building the Future' (EBBF)'s 35th Annual Conference in Istanbul. The chorus includes the theme: Every choice leaves a trace. This is a reference to this quote from the Universal House of Justice: "Every choice a Bahá’í makesas employee or employer, producer or consumer, borrower or lender, benefactor or beneficiaryleaves a trace, and the moral duty to lead a coherent life demands that one’s economic decisions be in accordance with lofty ideals, that the purity of one’s aims be matched by the purity of one’s actions to fulfil those aims."
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A summary of the key themes explored in episode #36 of the Society Builders podcast series. The song explores four stages of learning in action: Action, Reflection, Consultation and Study and explores how our approaches to analysis should be centered on applying the Creative Word and the methods of science. This is based on a quote from the Universal House of Justice: “…the Bahá’í community has adopted a mode of operation characterized by action, reflection, consultation and study—study which involves not only constant reference to the writings of the Faith but also the scientific analysis of patterns unfolding.”
I love these lyrics in the chorus: "Our quest is guided by the methods of science - Our path to truth is through data reliance"
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A song summarizing the theme in episode #35 of the Society Builders podcast series. The song explores how we can unleash human capacity as individuals (through training institutes), as institutions and as communities - facilitating a culture cultivating the limitless potentialities latent in human consciousness.
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This song featured as a summary of episode #34 in the Society Builders podcast series. It explores the power of agency, empowering participation.
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This is the song version of the podcast introduction, sharing the overall rationale associated with the music collection. It invokes a Middle-Eastern flavor to reflect the origins of the Faith, but with a Western musical style.
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This first episode provides a short talk explaining the background and rationale to the Bahá’í Tunes podcast. It explores the role of AI-generated music and explains the author's aspiration in having individuals and communities use the music in the series freely across community events, social media posts, media productions, performances and the like.
