WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The lighting will begin at 8:00 PM, and the braziers will remain lit until 12:00 AM. This lighting is supported by the Rhode Island Department of Education and Cox Business.
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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September 27, 2025 – Music Program
6:09 “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
6:15 “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
6:18 “Creator’s Song”
traditional Lakota Sun dance closing song in praise of the creator
performed by Joanne Shenandoah
from Orenda
6:21 “Awakening”
composed by Primeaux & Mike
performed by Primeaux & Mike
from Prophecy: A Hearts of Space Native American Collection
6:26 “Distant Love”
composed by Devin Frankie Whirlwind Soldier
performed by Devin Whirlwind Soldier
from Northern Lights, Vol. 3
6:31 “All I Want Is You”
composed by Stephen Joseph Pourier
performed by Spur Pourier
from One of a Kind
6:33 “Iberian Improvisation #2”
composed by Tom Noren and Andrew Blickenderfer
based on Fernando Sor’s Seguidillas Boléras
performed by HourGlass
from HourGlass
6:36 “Sodade”
composed by Luís Morais & Amandio Cabral
performed by Cesária Evora
from Miss Perfumado
6:40 “Habla Me”
composed by Gipsy Kings
performed by Gipsy Kings
from Cantos de Amor
6:44 “Deen Wolo Mousso”
composed by Victor Démé
performed by Victor Démé
from Victor Démé
6:49 “Fanfare for the Common Man”
composed by Aaron Copland
performed by Minnesota Orchestra & Eiji Oue
from Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring & Symphony No. 3
6:52 “The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”
composed by Gustav Holst
performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
from Holst: The Planets
6:56 “Canzon IX a 8, 1615”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by HR Brass
from Venetian Polychoral Music
6:59 “Soya”
composed by Ali Farka Touré
performed by Ali Farka Touré
from Savane
7:04 "The Face of Love”
composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder
from Dead Man Walking soundtrack
7:10 “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
7:12 “Montanerisimo”
composed by A. Ruiz del Castillo & A. Posada
performed by Los 50 de Jeselito
from Lo Que El Pueblo Quiere Bailar
7:15 “Djarimirri”
composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
performed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
from Australian Aboriginal Music
7:19 “El Carretero”
traditional Cuban folksong
performed by Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzales, Eliades Ochoa and Ry Cooder
from Buena Vista Social Club
7:22 “Sabu” (The Secret)
ancient Wassoulou hunter song
performed by Oumou Sangare
from Worotan
7:27 “Japurá River”
composed by Philip Glass
performed by Uakti
from Aguas da Amazonia
7:32 “Meniscus”
composed by David Curtis
performed by This Mortal Coil
from Filigree & Shadow
7:35 “Concerto in B Minor II: Largo” (RV 424)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Ofra Harnoy, cello
from Vivaldi Cello Concertos
7:39 “Esa Noche”
traditional
performed by Café Tacuba
from Music from the Coffee Lands
7:42 “Aideu”
traditional Santería prayer to Orisha Ochun
performed by Conjunto Céspedes
from Flores
7:44 “Thoughts Unspoken”
composed by Ken Field
performed by Ken Field
from Subterranea
7:47 “Ima Au Lâ ‘Oe”
composed Keola Beamer
performed Keola Beamer
from Mauna Kea-White Mountain Journal
7:51 “Mujer Magica”
composed by Julian Avalos
performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes
from Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino
7:56 “Ghetto”
composed by Sam Mangwana
performed by Sam Mangwana
from Galo Negro
8:00 “Sangjidorji”
traditional Mongolian song
performed by Urna Chahar-Tugchi
from Urna Hödööd
8:04 “Mueve la Cintura Mulata”
composed by Alejandro Enis Almenaris
performed by Cuarteto Oriente
from Casa de la Trova: Santiago de Cuba
8:12 “Icare”
composed by René Dupéré
performed by Cirque du Soleil
from Alegria
8:20 “Homeless”
composed by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon
performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
from Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends
8:24 “Cubana”
composed by Horacio Hernandez and Charles Neville
performed by Deep Rumba
from Alto En La Fiebre De La Rumba
8:26 “St. James Infirmary”
composed by Irving Mills
performed by Billie and Dee Preservation Hall Orchestra
from Preservation Hall Early Years
8:29 “Being There”
composed by Tord Gustavsen
performed by the Tord Gustavsen Trio
from The Ground
8:34 “Suite for Solo Cello No. 5 in C Minor - Prelude”
composed by J. S. Bach
performed by Edgar Meyer (on double bass)
from Edgar Meyer: Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites
8:40 “Where Could I Go”
composed by Ben Harper, Jason Yates and Marc Ford
performed by Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama
from There Will Be a Light
8:44 “Cucurrucucu Paloma”
composed by Tomas Mendez
performed by Caetano Veloso
from Talk to Her
8:48 “Andalusian Nights”
composed by Govi
performed by Govi
from Andalusian Nights
8:53 “Deep River”
composed by Steven Foster
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Deep River
8:56 “Pod Bay Doors”
composed by David Chandler
performed by David Chandler
from Island Light
8:57 “Despertar”
composed by Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes
performed by Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes
from Exotico
9:02 “Milk and Honey”
composed by Jackson C. Frank
performed by Jackson C. Frank
from Blues Run the Game
9:06 “Veinte años”
composed by María Teresa Vera
performed by Diego El Cigala and Bebo Valdés
from Lágrimas Negras
9:10 “Kumbalawe”
composed by Cirque du Soleil
performed by Cirque du Soleil
from Saltimbanco
9:16 “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
9:19 “Casta Diva”
composed by Bellini
performed by Maria Callas
from Norma
9:21 “La Luna”
composed by Ottmar Liebert
performed by Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
from La Semana
9:26 “Serse: ‘Ombra mai fu’”
composed by George Frederic Handel
performed by the Collegium Musicum
from Handel at the Opera
9:29 “Agrigento”
composed by George Zikas
performed by Yiorgos Dalaras
from Welcome (1994)
9:33 “Know”
composed by Nick Drake
performed by Nick Drake
from Pink Moon
9:36 “Fado Da Saudade”
composed by Fernando Pinto do Amaral
performed by Carlos de Carmo
from fados soundtrack
9:40 “Surfin”
composed by Ernest Ranglin
performed by Ernest Ranglin
from NPR Tiny Desk Concert
9:45 “Bridges”
composed by Micheál Ō Domhnaill
performed by Nightnoise
from Nightnoise
9:51 “Der Leiermann”
composed by Franz Shubert
performed by Thomas Quasthoff
from The Best of Thomas Quasthoff
9:54 “Bebe (feat. Doug DeVries, James Macauley & Hermeto Pascoal) [Edit]”
composed by Hermeto Pascoal
performed by Hermeto Pascoal
from The Monash Sessions
9:57 “Qaisimalaurittuq (feat. The Westerlies)”
composed by David Gilmour & Roger Waters
performed by Elisapie
from Inuktitut
10:02 “One Day”
composed by Matisyahu Miller, Bruno Mars, Ari Levine & Philip Lawrence
performed by Matisyahu
from Light (Bonus Track Version)
10:06 “Wake Me Up” (Acoustic)
composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling
performed by Aloe Blacc
from Lift Your Spirit
10:10 “Cage the Songbird”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
10:14 “Desperate Man Blues”
composed by John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from The Legend of Blind Joe Death
10:18 “Road to Exile”
composed by Afro Celtic Sound System
performed by Afro Celtic Sound System
from Hotel Rwanda
10:21 “Keep a Cool Head”
composed by Desmond Dacres& Desmond Dekker
performed by Desmond Dekker & The Aces
from This Is Desmond Dekker
10:23 “A Change Is Gonna Come”
composed by Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton & Sam Cooke
performed by Aretha Franklin
from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
10:27 “Tacoma Trailer”
composed by Leonard Cohen
performed by Leonard Cohen
from The Future
10:33 “Little Potato”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
10:37 “Deliciae Meae”
composed by Nicholas Lens
performed by Nicholas Lens, et al.
from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
10:42 “Pie Jesu” from the Requiem (Op. 48)
composed by Gabriel Fauré
performed by Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
from Fauré Requiem
10:46 “Giati Pouli Den Kelaideis” [Why Little Bird Do You Not Sing]
traditional Greek [Thrace]
performed by Savina Yannatou
from Mediterranea
10:49 “Pari Intervallo”
composed by Arvo Pärt
performed by The Hilliard Ensemble
from Arbos
10:55 “Sarabande” from French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Glenn Gould
from The French Suites
10:57 “Una furtiva lagrima”
composed by Gaetano Donizetti
performed by Luciano Pavarotti
from L'elisir d'amore
11:02 “Xandinha”
composed by Nando Da Cruz
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Cesaria Evora
11:08 “Summa”
composed by Arvo Pärt
performed by The Hilliard Ensemble
from Arbos
11:13 “Duna Ma Yelema”
composed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traore & Habib Koite
performed by Kar Kar, Boubacar Traore & Habib Koite
from Macire
11:16 “Fry Bread”
composed by BC Smith
performed by BC Smith
from Smoke Signals soundtrack
11:18 “Petit Quatour”
composed by Jean Francaix
performed by Berliner Saxophone Quartet
from Berliner Saxophone Quartet
11:24 “Kothbiro”
composed by Ayub Ogada
performed by Ayub Ogada
from African Voices: Songs of Life
11:29 “Doce De Coco”
composed by Jacob do Bandolim
performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, Romero Lumbambo
from Obrigado Brazil
11:34 “Les Pleurs”
composed by Sainte Colombe
performed by Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
from Tous les matins du monde
11:38 “Short Trip Home”
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, & Mike Marshall
from Short Trip Home
11:42 “Some of Us Are Brave”
composed by Danielle Ponder, Avis Reese & Ed Quinn
performed by Danielle Ponder
from Some of Us Are Brave
11:46 “Moon River”
composed by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
performed by Frank Ocean
from Moon River (single)
11:49 “Ohnana”
composed by Juan David Loaiza "Kapo", Pedro Juan de la Ossa Medrano "Gangsta", Sandy Tabacinic & Juan Diego Medina Vélez
performed by Kapo
from Ohnana - Single
11:52 “Appalachia Waltz”
composed by Mark O’Connor
performed by Yo-Yo Ma
from The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
11:56 “With My Own Two Hands”
composed by Ben Harper
performed by Playing For Change
from Songs Around The World
