WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The lighting will begin around sunset (6:29 p.m.) and is set to run until midnight. This lighting is supported by Rhode Island Department of Education, XQ Institute, Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, Parsons Capital Management.
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 30, 2023 – Music Program
6:12 “Being in Rhythm composed by Layne Redmond performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes from Being in Rhythm
6:18 “Finney Makes a Point” composed by Mike Figgis performed by Mike Figgis from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
6:21 “Halleluyah” composed by David Hykes performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes and Timothy Hill voices and drum from Harmonic Meetings
6:28 “Creator’s Song” traditional Lakota Sun dance closing song in praise of the creator performed by Joanne Shenandoah from Orenda
6:32 “Soya” composed by Ali Farak Touré performed by Ali Farka Touré from Savane
6:36 “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
6:42 “Canzon IX a 8, 1615” composed by Giovanni Gabrieli performed by HR Brass from Venetian Polychoral Music
6:45 “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
6:48 “Montanerisimo” composed by A. Ruiz del Castillo & A. Posada performed by Los 50 de Jeselito from Lo Que El Pueblo Quiere Bailar
6:50 “Djarimirri” composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu performed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu from Australian Aboriginal Music
6:54 “El Carretero” traditional Cuban folksong performed by Compay Segundo, Ruben Gonzales, Eliades Ochoa and Ry Cooder from Buena Vista Social Club
6:58 “SaBu” (The Secret) ancient Wassoulou hunter song performed by Oumou Sangare from Worotan
7:03 “Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika” composed by Joseph Shabalala & Enoch Sontonga performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo from Favourites (Special Edition)
7:05 “Japurá River” composed by Philip Glass performed by Uakti from Aguas da Amazonia
7:10 “Meniscus” composed by David Curtis performed by This Mortal Coil from Filigree & Shadow
7:13 “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
7:17 “Esa Noche” traditional performed by Café Tacuba from Music from the Coffee Lands
7:20 “Aideu” traditional Santería prayer to Orisha Ochun performed by Conjunto Céspedes from Flores
7:22 “Thoughts Unspoken” composed by Ken Field performed by Ken Field from Subterranea
7:26 “Ima Au Lâ ‘Oe” composed Keola Beamer performed Keola Beamer from Mauna Kea-White Mountain Journal
7:29 “Mujer Magica” composed by Julian Avalos performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes from Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino
7:34 “Ghetto” composed by Sam Mangwana performed by Sam Mangwana from Galo Negro
7:39 “Sangjidorji” traditional Mongolian song performed by Urna Chahar-Tugchi from Urna Hödööd
7:43 “Mueve la Cintura Mulata” composed by Alejandro Enis Almenaris performed by Cuarteto Oriente from Casa de la Trova: Santiago de Cuba
7:51 “Icare” composed by René Dupéré performed by Cirque du Soleil from Alegria
7:58 “Homeless” composed by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo from Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends
8:02 “Cubana” composed by Horacio Hernandez and Charles Neville performed by Deep Rumba from Alto En La Fiebre De La Rumba
8:04 “St. James Infirmary” composed by Irving Mills performed by Billie and Dee Preservation Hall Orchestra from Preservation Hall Early Years
8:08 “Being There” composed by Tord Gustavsen performed by the Tord Gustavsen Trio from The Ground
8:12 “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
8:18 “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
8:22 “Cucurrucucu Paloma” composed by Tomas Mendez performed by Caetano Veloso from Talk to Her
8:26 “Andalusian Nights” composed by Govi performed by Govi from Andalusian Nights
8:31 “Deep River” composed by Steven Foster performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama from Deep River
8:34 “Pod Bay Doors” composed by David Chandler performed by David Chandler from Island Light
8:36 “Despertar” composed by Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes performed by Sergio Lara and Joe Reyes from Exotico
8:41 “Milk and Honey” composed by Jackson C. Frank performed by Jackson C. Frank from Blues Run the Game
8:44 “Veinte años” composed by María Teresa Vera performed by Diego El Cigala and Bebo Valdés from Lágrimas Negras
8:48 “Kumbalawe” composed by Cirque du Soliel performed by Cirque du Soliel from Saltimbanco
8:54 “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
8:57 “Casta Diva” composed by Bellini performed by Maria Callas from Norma
9:00 “La Luna” composed by Ottmar Liebert performed by Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra from La Semana
9:05 “Y Una Madre” [And a Mother] traditional Ladino performed by Savina Yannatou from Mediterranea
9:07 “Serse: ‘Ombra mai fu’” composed by George Frederic Handel performed by the Collegium Musicum from Handel at the Opera
9:10 “Agrigento” composed by George Zikas performed by Yiorgos Dalaras from Welcome (1994)
9:14 “Know” composed by Nick Drake performed by Nick Drake from Pink Moon
9:17 “Fado Da Saudade” composed by Fernando Pinto do Amaral performed by Carlos de Carmo from fados soundtrack
9:21 “Surfin” composed by Ernest Ranglin performed by Ernest Ranglin from NPR Tiny Desk Concert
9:25 “Bridges” composed by Micheál Ō Domhnaill performed by Nightnoise from Nightnoise
9:31 “Der Leiermann” composed by Franz Shubert performed by Thomas Quasthoff from The Best of Thomas Quasthoff
9:35 “Wahrane” composed by Khaled Hadj Brahim performed by Khaled from Best of Khaled
9:39 “Djôn'Maya” composed by Victor Démé performed by Victor Démé from Victor Démé
9:44 “Morning Is Coming” composed by Sting, Orville Burrell, Rohan Rankine & Shaun Pizzonia performed by Sting & Shaggy from 44/876 (Deluxe)
9:47 “Wake Me Up” (Acoustic) composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling performed by Aloe Blacc from Lift Your Spirit
9:51 “Little Potato” composed by Malcolm Dalglish performed by Malcolm Dalglish from Metamora
9:55 “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
9:58 “Yati Pouli Chen Kelaidhis” [Why Little Bird Do You Not Sing] traditional Greek [Thrace] performed by Savina Yannatou from Mediterranea
10:01 “Deliciae Meae” composed by Nicholas Lens performed by Nicholas Lens, et al. from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
10:06 “Pari Intervallo” composed by Arvo Pärt performed by The Hilliard Ensemble from Arbos
10:12 “Sarabande” from French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813 composed by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Glenn Gould from The French Suites
10:15 “Una furtiva lagrima” composed by Gaetano Donizetti performed by Luciano Pavarotti from L'elisir d'amore
10:20 “Xandinha” composed by Nando Da Cruz performed by Cesaria Evora from Cesaria Evora
10:25 “Summa” composed by Arvo Pärt performed by The Hilliard Ensemble from Arbos
10:30 “Vichnaya Pamyat” composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir performed by Homin Lviv Municipal Choir from Chernobyl (Music from the Original TV Series)
10:34 “Fry Bread” composed by BC Smith performed by BC Smith from Smoke Signals soundtrack
10:36 “Petit Quatour” composed by Jean Francaix performed by Berliner Saxophone Quartet from Berliner Saxophone Quartet
10:41 “Kothbiro” composed by Ayub Ogada performed by Ayub Ogada from African Voices: Songs of Life
10:47 “Doce De Coco” composed by Jacob do Bandolim performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, Romero Lumbambo from Obrigado Brazil
10:52 “Les Pleurs” composed by Sainte Colombe performed by Jordi Savall, viola da gamba from Tous les matins du monde
10:56 “Short Trip Home” composed by Edgar Meyer performed by Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, & Mike Marshall from Short Trip Home