Rumi's Secret

The Queens Library celebrated National Poetry Month featuring: The American Sufi Project, Culture Connection and NY Times best selling author, Brad Gooch with live Sufi music and whirling performances by resident musicians of the American Sufi project Dan Kurfirst, Tomchess along with Yousuf Tehrani and whirling by Lale Sayoko, Paola Garcia, Danielle Karabos and Christopher Pelham.

The American Sufi Project was started by a group of artists and seekers who meet at the weekly gatherings for Zikr (remembrance of God) at the Dergah-Al-Farah in New York City. The intention of this project is to transmit through music and art, a taste of the divine love and interconnectedness that they have felt participating in these spiritual and musical practices. The term “Sufism” encapsulates hundreds of communities across the globe all united by a simple intention – to elevate consciousness, purify the heart and connect people with a greater love and higher power.