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List Of Baháʼís
The following list sets down the name of each member of the Baháʼí Faith who is the subject of a Wikipedia article. For another index of individual Baháʼís with Wikipedia articles, see :Bahá'ís by nationality. Family of Baháʼu'lláh * Ásíyih Khánum - known by her title Navváb * ʻAbdu'l-Bahá * Bahíyyih Khánum * Mírzá Mihdí * Shoghi Effendi Royalty * Malietoa Tanumafili II (r. 1962-2007) - chieftain of the government of Samoa. * Marie of Romania (r. 1914-1927) - queen of Romania. Artists Bands * Common Market - hip hop duo from the American Pacific Northwest. * Seals and Crofts - American soft rock duo in the early 1970s. Musicians * Mirza Abdollah - also known as Agha Mirza Abdollah Farahani was a tar and setar player. He is among the most significant musicians in Iran's history * Randy Armstrong - American musician and composer * Cindy Blackman - American jazz and rock drummer * Jeff and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing Persecution of Baháʼís, persecution since its inception. The religion is estimated to have 5–8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís, spread throughout most of the world's countries and territories. The Baháʼí Faith has three central figures: the Báb (1819–1850), considered a herald who taught his followers that God would soon send a prophet similar to Jesus or Muhammad; the Báb was executed by Iranian authorities in 1850; Baháʼu'lláh (1817–1892), who claimed to be that prophet in 1863 and faced exile and imprisonment for most of his life; and his son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1844–1921), who was released f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celeste Buckingham
Celeste Rizvana Buckingham (born 3 May 1995) is a Slovak singer and songwriter. Buckingham began her career in 2011, after finishing as a finalist on the second season of ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'', the joint Czech-Slovak version of ''Idol''. Born in Switzerland to an American father and Iranian mother, Buckingham settled with her family in Slovakia at the age of three. After beginning her professional career with ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar'', Buckingham released the singles "Blue Guitar" and " Nobody Knows", both of which became top ten radio hits in Slovakia. The singles were followed by the release of her debut studio album '' Don't Look Back'' (2012). While a moderate commercial success, the album spawned the release of the single " Run Run Run", becoming a number-one radio hit in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and the most-played song of the year by a Slovak artist. Buckingham has since gone on to release four additional studio albums as an independent artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Locke (musician)
Kevin Edward Locke (Lakota name: Tȟokéya Inážiŋ, meaning "The First to Arise"; June 23, 1954 – September 30, 2022) was of Lakota descent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Anishinaabe of White Earth. He was a preeminent player of the Native American flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and educator. He was best-known for his hoop dance, The Hoop of Life. Biography Born on June 23, 1954, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota. It was from his mother, Patricia Locke, his uncle Abraham End-of-Horn, mentor Joe Rock Boy, and many other elders and relatives that Kevin received training in the values, traditions and language of his native Sioux culture. Locke came from a distinguished family. His great-great-grandfather was the Dakota patriot, Little Crow. His great-grandmother, Mniyáta Ožáŋžaŋ Wiŋ, was a medicine woman. His maternal grandfather was from the White Earth Indian Reservation. His mother, Patricia Lock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Lenz
John Frederick "Jack" Lenz is a Canadian composer. He has written, performed, and produced music for film, television, and theatre, along with working on non-soundtrack album ventures. He is also the founder of Live Unity Enterprises, an organization devoted to the production of music for the Baháʼí community. Lenz contributed additional music for the John Debney score for Mel Gibson's film ''The Passion of the Christ''. Among his current projects is working on a movie about the persecution of Baháʼís in Iran, particularly the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad who suffered under the persecution in Iran, under the title of ''Mona's Dream''. He was music director of 90 Minutes Live, with Peter Gzowski on CBC Television from 1976 to 1978. He resides in Toronto, Ontario. Background Lenz was born in Eston, Saskatchewan. His mother was also raised in Saskatchewan, and his father came to Canada from Hungary during the Depression. While still in his youth, Lenz took piano lessons from G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anousheh Khalili
Anousheh Khalili (born 1983) is an Iranian-American singer-songwriter. She is known for providing vocals and also appearing in the videos for Deep Dish's "Flashdance" and "Say Hello", the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 in the Best Dance Recording category, and Sharam's "Fun". She recorded her debut album on the indie label Triple Stamp Records. Her piano and vocal skills have been compared to the likes of Fiona Apple and Neko Case Neko Richelle Case (; born September 8, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case has a powerful, untrained contralto voice, which has been described by contemporaries and cri .... Albums * ''Let the Ground Know Who's Standing on Him'' (January 2005) – 34:53 * ''The Trouble I Find'' (October 2012) – 23:45 * ''Make Noise'' (February 2015) – 39:29 References External links * 1983 births Living people American women singer-songwriters Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
