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June 24, 2023 – WaterFire Music Program

Photograph by Jeffrey Stolzberg

WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The lighting will begin around sunset (8:15 pm) and is set to run until midnight. Supported by Textron Charitable Trust.

All of the music is the work of the original artists listed below and they retain the copyright. The music is used here by permission of the artist or the recording company and/or licensed for public performance through ASCAP, SESAC, and/or BMI (including their affiliated foreign performance rights societies). We urge you to further explore and support the work of these artists through the purchase of their recordings. WaterFire Providence® and Barnaby Evans wish to thank the artists for creating such wonderful music and the recording companies for their enthusiastic cooperation and support.

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June 24, 2023 – Music Program

8:07       “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
8:13       “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
8:16       “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
8:23       “Prelude (From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007)”
composed by J.S. Bach
performed by Yo Yo Ma
from the Master and Commander soundtrack
8:26       “Japurá River”
composed by Philip Glass
performed by Uakti
from Aguas da Amazonia
8:31       “Algunas Bestias” middle section from"Canto General”
composed by Mikis Theodorakis
text by Pablo Neruda
performed by Alexandra Papadjiakou, alto
from Canto General
8:34       “Rivulets”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Jogging the Memory
8:41       “Diaraby”
composed by Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder
performed by Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder and Groupe Asco
from Talking Timbuktu
8:48       “Mar Azul”
composed by B. Leza
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Mar Azul
8:52       “In Memory”
composed by Bruce Gertz
performed by The Bruce Gertz Quintet
from Third Eye
8:57       “Moments”
composed by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark
from Moments
9:07       “Havoun, havoun” [About the bird]
from the 13th C. Sharakan, arranged by Komitas Vardapet
performed by the Sharakan Early Music Ensemble, with Anna Mailian
from The Music of Armenia, Sharakan, Vol. II
9:12       “Baby Elephant”
composed by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark
from Moments
9:16       “Mi Corazon Me Recuerda”
composed by Haro and Sabines
performed by Lila Downs
from Border
9:20       “Roucky”
composed by Ali Farka Touré
performed by Ali Farka Touré, vocals and guitar
with Taj Mahal (guitar) & Group ASKO
from The Source
9:29       “Nem As Paredes Confesso”
composed by Ribeire and Trindade
performed by Amália Rodrigues
from The Art of Amália Rodrigues
9:32       “Werente Serigne”
composed by Dieng
performed by Orchestra Baobab
from The Pirate’s Choice
9:39       “Gabby Kai”
traditional Hawaiian song
performed by James Bla Pahinui
from Music from the Coffee Lands
9:44       “La Milonga De Ricardo En Cha-Cha-Chá”
traditional
performed by Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca
from Music from the Coffee Lands
9:49       “Chinar Es” [You are my plane tree]
from the 13th C. Sharakan, arranged by Komitas Vardapet
performed by Ben Black
from Remembered Faces, Private Places
9:52       “Imi Au lā ‘Oe”
composed by Keola Beamer
performed by Keola Beamer
from Mauna Kea – White Mountain Journal
9:55       “Warda’s Whorehouse”
composed by Phillip Glass
performed by Martin Goldray
from The Screens soundtrack
9:58       “El Pájaro” [The Bird]
composed by Lhasa de Sela
performed by Lhasa de Selafrom La Llorona
10:02      “Icare”
composed by René Dupéré
performed by Cirque du Soleil
from Alegria
10:09      “Mueve la Cintura Mulata”
composed by Alejandro Enis Almenaris
performed by Cuarteto Oriente
from Casa de la Trova:  Santiago de Cuba
10:18      “Sangjidorji”
traditional Mongolian song
performed by Urna Chahar-Tugchi
from Urna Hödööd
10:22      “Ghetto”
composed by Sam Mangwana
performed by Sam Mangwana
from Galo Negro
10:26      “Mujer Magica”
composed by Julian Avalos
performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes
from Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino
10:31      “Aideu”
traditional Santería prayer to Orisha Ochun
performed by Conjunto Céspedes
from Flores
10:34      “Sangue de Beirona”
traditional
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Cabo Verde
10:37      “Wake Me Up (acoustic)”
composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling
performed by Aloe Blacc
from Lift Your Spirit
10:41      “Rose Rouge”
composed by Ludovic Navarre
performed by St. Germain
from Tourist
10:48      “Savane”
composed by Ali Farka Touré
performed by Ali Farka Touré
from Savane
10:56      “Triste Gonia”
composed by Santos/Djedjinho
performed by Maria de Barros
from Nha Mundo
11:00      “A Felicidade”
composed by Jobin and Moraes
performed by Ben Black
from Remembered Faces / Private Places
11:04      “Ndima Ndapedza”
composed by Oliver Mtukudzi
performed by Oliver Mtukudzi
from Tuku Music/Africa
11:11      “Riberonzinha”
composed by Monteiro/Job
performed by Maria de Barros
from Nha Mundo
11:16      “Segne”
composed by Bella Bellow
performed by Afia Mala
from Angelena / Africa
11:20      “Steal Away”
traditional
performed by Charlie Haden and Hank Jones
from Steal Away
11:23      “Siboney”
composed by Ernesto Lecuona
performed by Eliades Ochoa
from Estoy Como Nunca
11:27      “Trista Pena”
traditional
performed by the Gipsy Kings
from Best of the Gipsy Kings
11:32      “Motherless Child”
traditional spiritual
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Spirit of the Century
11:36      “La Luna”
composed by Ottmar Liebert
performed by Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
from La Semana
11:41      “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”
traditional, arranged by The Blind Boys of Alabama
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Spirit of the Century
11:44      “Soukora”
composed by Ali Farka Touré
performed by  Ali Farka Touré
from Talking Timbuktu
11:50      “Doce De Coco”
composed by Jacob do Bandolim
performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, & Romero Lumbambo
from Obrigado Brazil
11:55      “Short Trip Home”
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, and Mike Marshall
from Short Trip Home