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Rumi: Voice of Longing
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Manufacturer: Sounds True
Author: Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Coleman Barks
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Rumi: Voice of Longing Description
Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.5511
EAN: 9781564558329
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 1564558320
Label: Sounds True
Manufacturer: Sounds True
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: 2002-04
Publisher: Sounds True
Studio: Sounds True
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.5511
EAN: 9781564558329
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 1564558320
Label: Sounds True
Manufacturer: Sounds True
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: 2002-04
Publisher: Sounds True
Studio: Sounds True
Editorial Review of Rumi: Voice of Longing
In the seven centuries since the death of Jelaluddin Rumi in 1273, the world has come to know and thrill to his sacred poetry. In concert with the tabla and sitar, his writing is part of a religious tradition that is believed to excite "spiritual heroism," embracing the holiness of love, lamentation, battle, and the longing for God. RUMI: VOICE OF LONGING collects nearly one hundred of Rumi's most memorable quatrains, presented here on two superbly remastered CD recordings for the first time ever.
Translated and performed by the Rumi scholar Coleman Barks, these works echo with a spiritual complexity that defies their outward simplicity. As Sufism acknowledges the truth of other religions, so does Rumi's poetry reflect universal themes: the search for the highest truth, the mystery of surrender, the longing to overcome ego imprisonment. RUMI: VOICE OF LONGING captures the silence, the love, and the playfulness that make each experience with this work one of sacred wonder.
With musical accompaniment by Marcus Wise on tablas and David Whetstone on sitar. Special appearance by Robert Bly.
Customer Reviews of Rumi: Voice of Longing
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Jarring
Review: I'm sorry I purchased this set. The "narrators" voice is very jarring and does not lend to the flowing qualities of the poetry. I couldn't make it through the first poem.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Rumi a voice of longing
Review: I am enjoying the poetry and accompaning of this great man, have long been a student and admirer of his.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Glorious mystic poetry
Review: Wonderful Rumi poetry as read by Coleman Barks who is my special favourite Rumi translator. Words to open the heart and make the spirit sing.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Grating
Review: It gets two stars for unintentional hilarity (refer to some of the more embarrasing moments in the career of one Robert Goulet). Cast somewhere between the imploring musings of Deepak Chopra and his collaborations with 'celebs' like Demi Moore professing 'transcendence, if only one would aspire', the dictor here, is infused with a monotonous Southern accent that unfortunately renders Rumi as prosaic humdrum.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Loud
Review: Coleman Barks is my favorite translator of Rumi but this CD is not. Maybe it will work for the seasoned Rumi lover but for a new person I found Coleman having to rush to speak over the music. I couldn't enjoy the poetry because of the drums and fast paced music. I have no relationship yet with Rumi's poetry and just could not enjoy all the distractions. If you already know the poems the loud music may suit you. I was glad when it ended which is not what I was looking for. It didn't let me pace through the poetry, the loud drums and sitar were too forceful.
Review Summary: Jarring
Review: I'm sorry I purchased this set. The "narrators" voice is very jarring and does not lend to the flowing qualities of the poetry. I couldn't make it through the first poem.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Rumi a voice of longing
Review: I am enjoying the poetry and accompaning of this great man, have long been a student and admirer of his.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Glorious mystic poetry
Review: Wonderful Rumi poetry as read by Coleman Barks who is my special favourite Rumi translator. Words to open the heart and make the spirit sing.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Grating
Review: It gets two stars for unintentional hilarity (refer to some of the more embarrasing moments in the career of one Robert Goulet). Cast somewhere between the imploring musings of Deepak Chopra and his collaborations with 'celebs' like Demi Moore professing 'transcendence, if only one would aspire', the dictor here, is infused with a monotonous Southern accent that unfortunately renders Rumi as prosaic humdrum.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Loud
Review: Coleman Barks is my favorite translator of Rumi but this CD is not. Maybe it will work for the seasoned Rumi lover but for a new person I found Coleman having to rush to speak over the music. I couldn't enjoy the poetry because of the drums and fast paced music. I have no relationship yet with Rumi's poetry and just could not enjoy all the distractions. If you already know the poems the loud music may suit you. I was glad when it ended which is not what I was looking for. It didn't let me pace through the poetry, the loud drums and sitar were too forceful.