Author Archives: Barry Danielian
One American Muslim Speaks About His Faith
“At the end of the gig, a group of four people came up to me. I don’t think they were from the City; my guess would be they were from somewhere in the Mid-West. They were very complimentary about the music, inquired about purchasing CDs and, then, asked about the quotes, saying they were ‘really […]
Our Annual Tune-Up: Ramadan
Rumi Nation by Barry Danielian NEW YORK New York—(Weekly Hubris)—7/22/11—As I’m writing this I have, along with 1.5 billion other human beings, reached my 15th day of annual fasting. I can feel my spiritual endorphins starting to kick into full gear. I’ve become much calmer: walking more slowly; driving more slowly (and my wife is […]
One Muslim Speaks About His Faith
Rumi Nation by Barry Danielian NEW YORK New York—(Weekly Hubris)—7/18/11—I love quotes. They’re short little gems of wisdom, easy to remember and often expressed in clever prose. I maintain a tradition, when performing gigs with my own group, of reciting quotes throughout the gig. Sometimes, they have a connection to the song we’re about to […]