All Episodes
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Ridvan 2025
An exploration of the Ridvan 2025 message of the Universal House of Justice. This is best listened to after studying the message as it will then cue your memory on ke...
The Festival of Ridvan
A song about the Festival of Ridvan - a 12 day celebration each year commemorating the period, in 1863, when Baha'u'llah first declared His mission. The lyrics were w...
The Bahá’í Home
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 writte...
An Etiquette of Expression
A song that explores the harmful effects of backbiting and defamation highlighting the need for an 'etiquette of expression' where people better regulate their communi...
The Concourse on High
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, inst...
Society Builders (Alternative Version)
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 Duan...
The Gift of Fasting (Bossa Nova version)
This is an alternative version of "The Gift of Fasting" song (episode 12) adopting the bossa nova genre style.
The Gift of Fasting (song)
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...
Naw Ruz (song)
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...
Uncle Yankee Leong (song)
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 Bah...
The Youth Must Soar (soar)
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 m...
Ayyam-i-Ha (song)
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 ...
Every Choice Leaves a Trace (EBBF Conference Theme Song)
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 ...
Learning Together in Action (song)
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, C...
Capacity Building (song)
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 traini...
Break Free (song)
This song featured as a summary of episode #34 in the Society Builders podcast series. It explores the power of agency, empowering participation.
Introduction (song)
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 reflec...
Introduction (short talk)
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 ...
