WaterFire Providence presents a Full Lighting of WaterFire on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The lighting will begin at 7:30 PM, and the braziers will remain lit until 12:00 AM. This lighting is supported by: The Providence Tourism Council.
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 6, 2026 – Music Program
6:53 “Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes
from Being in Rhythm
6:59 “Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis
from Stormy Monday Soundtrack
7:02 “Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes, and Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings
7:09 “Zwit Rwit”
composed by Idir
performed by Idir
from A Vava Inouva
7:13 “Iberian Improvisation #2”
composed by Tom Noren and Andrew Blickenderfer
based on Fernando Sor’s Seguidillas Boléras
performed by HourGlass
from HourGlass
7:15 “Ocotillo”
composed by Steve Smith
performed by The Nashville Mandolin Trio
from American Portraits
7:19 “Bolo Bolo”
traditional
performed by Susheela Raman
from Salt Rain
7:22 “Canzon IX a 8, 1615”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by HR Brass
from Venetian Polychoral Music
7:25 “Tindiba”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Stars to Share
7:29 “Ondiek”
composed by Ayub Ogada
performed by Ayub Ogada
from I Dreamed of Africa
7:33 “Know”
composed by Nick Drake
performed by Nick Drake
from Pink Moon
7:36 “Galo Negro”
traditional Angolan song
performed by Sam Mangwana
from Galo Negro
7:40 “New ‘Opihi Moemoe No. 3”
composed by Leonard Kwan
performed by Leonard Kwan
from Ke’ala’s Mele
7:43 “Azul”
composed by Jesse Cook
performed by Jesse Cook
from Gravity
7:47 “Muzinge”
composed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda)
performed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda)
from Pearl of Africa Reborn
7:52 “Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)”
composed by Woody Guthrie & Martin Hoffman
performed by Dolly Parton
from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
7:56 “My Lover’s Gone”
composed by D. Armstrong and J Catto
performed by Dido
from No Angel
8:01 “Concerto in D Minor-Andante”
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Ofra Harnoy, cello, and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra
from Vivaldi Cello Concertos Vol. 2
8:05 “Eg veit I himmerik ei borg”
traditional Norwegian Song
performed by Anne-Lise Berntsen & Nils Henrik Asheim
from Engleskyts (Angel’s Arrows)
8:09 “Dos Gardenias”
composed by Compay Segundo
performed by Compay Segundo and Ry Cooder
from Buena Vista Social Club soundtrack
8:11 “Areia de salamansa”
composed by Pedro Rodrigues
performed by Cesaria Evora
from Cesaria Evora
8:15 “Iguazu”
composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
performed by G. Santaolalla and Anibel Kerpel
from Ronroco
8:20 “I Am Willing”
composed by I Am Willing
performed by I Am Willing
from Show Up
Dedicated in memory of Gloria Steinem (1934-2026)
8:24 “Obiero”
composed by Ayub Ogada
performed by Ayub Ogada
from En Mana Kuoyo
8:30 “Dounuya”
composed by Mamadou Diabate
performed by Mamadou Diabate
from Tunga
8:35 “My Old Flame”
composed by Coslow-Johnson
performed by Chet Baker
from Chet Baker in Milan
8:40 “Death Letter”
composed by Son House
performed by Cassandra Wilson
from New Moon Daughter
8:44 “Dark End of the Street”
composed by Dan Penn & Moman Chips
performed by Cat Power
from Dark End of the Street
8:48 “Fry Bread”
composed by BC Smith
performed by BC Smith
from Smoke Signals soundtrack
8:50 “Summa”
composed by Arvo Pärt
performed by Calefax Reed Quintet
from Pärt-Byrd
8:55 “La Gioconda: Act II, Cielo e mar!”
composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Aria
8:59 “Pampa”
composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
performed by G. Santaolalla and A. Kerpel with J. Torres
from Ronroco
9:04 “Sabu” (The Secret)
ancient Wassoulou hunter song
performed by Oumou Sangare
from Worotan
9:09 “Milonga Triste”
composed by Sebastian Piana & Homero Manzi
performed by Hugo Diaz y su Conjunto
from The Tango Lesson soundtrack
9:12 “The Dream of Rabbi Lavy”
composed by Davka
performed by Davka
from Lavy's Dream
9:16 “Moe ‘Uhane” (Dream Slack Key)”
composed by Sonny Chillingworth
performed by Sonny Chillingworth
from Sonny Solo
9:19 “Many Rivers to Cross”
composed by Jimmy Cliff
performed by Jimmy Cliff
from The Harder They Come soundtrack
9:22 “Habla Me”
composed by Gipsy Kings
performed by Gipsy Kings
from Cantos de Amor
9:26 “Mazurka”
traditional [Cape Verdean]
performed by Bau
from Café Musique
9:30 “Wake Me Up” (Acoustic)
composed by E. Dawkins III, M. Einziger & T. Bergling
performed by Aloe Blacc
from Lift Your Spirit
9:34 “Right Here, Right Now”
composed by Cassandra Wilson & Marvin Sewell
performed by Cassandra Wilson
from Traveling Miles
9:40 “Kakokolo”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
9:45 “Embalasasa”
composed by Samite
performed by Samite
from Embalasasa
9:49 “Anyone and Everyone”
composed by Lhasa De Sela
performed by Lhasa
from Lhasa
9:52 “The Gathering Of Spirits (feat. Alison Krauss)”
composed by Carrie Newcomer
performed by Carrie Newcomer
from The Gathering Of Spirits
Dedicated in memory of Gloria Steinem (1934-2026)
9:56 “Cage the Songbird”
composed by Low Anthem
performed by Low Anthem
from Oh My God Charlie Darwin
10:00 “A Common Understanding”
composed by Kareem Roustom
performed by Kareem Roustom
from Budrus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
10:02 “Azara Alhai”
composed by Rasha
performed by Rasha
from Sudaniyat
10:09 “This Year’s Love”
composed by David Gray
performed by David Gray
from White Ladder
10:13 “Baba”
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:17 “Bonatology”
composed by Richard Bona
performed by Richard Bona
from Munia
10:19 “Little Potato”
composed by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish
from Metamora
10:23 “Baby Elephant”
composed by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark
from Moments
10:27 “Miami”
traditional
performed by Andy Palacio
from Watina
10:30 “See Me Lakayana”
composed by Geoffrey Oryema
performed by Geoffrey Oryema
from Spirit
10:35 “Postales”
composed by Federico Aubele
performed by Federico Aubele
from the Poseidon soundtrack recording
10:39 “Djarimirri”
composed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
performed by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
from Australian Aboriginal Music
10:43 “Slacker’s Jig/Virginia Reel”
composed by Andrew Bryan
performed by Poor Angus
from Poor Angus
10:45 “On Doing an Evil Deed Blues”
composed by John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from The John Fahey Anthology
10:49 “Creator’s Song”
traditional Lakota Sun dance closing song in praise of the creator
performed by Joanne Shenandoah
from Orenda
10:53 “Uno”
composed by Ludovico Einaudi
performed by Ludovico Einaudi
from Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
10:57 “Homeless”
composed by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon
performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
from Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends
11:00 “Flamma Flamma”
composed by Nicholas Lens
performed by Nicholas Lens, et al.
from Flamma Flamma: The Fire Requiem
11:04 “Metamorphosis One”
composed by Philip Glass
performed by Philip Glass, piano
from Solo Piano
11:10 “Mariama Kaba”
composed by Boubacar Traoré
performed by Boubacar Traoré
from Mariama
11:15 “Bella Ciao”
traditional Italian
performed by Franco Morone
from Italian Finger Style Guitar
11:18 “Qaisimalaurittuq (feat. The Westerlies)”
composed by David Gilmour & Roger Waters
performed by Elisapie
from Inuktitut
11:23 “Doce De Coco”
composed by Jacob do Bandolim
performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D' Rivera, Romero Lumbambo
from Obrigado Brazil
11:28 “Darkwood I”
composed by David Darling
performed by David Darling, cello
from Cello
11:30 “Dark Is the Night”
composed by Ry Cooder
performed by Ry Cooder
from Paris, Texas soundtrack
11:33 “Adagio for Strings” from String Quartet, Op. 11
composed by Samuel Barber
performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi - conductor
from Music of Samuel Barber
11:41 “Lenny”
traditional
performed by Stevie Ray Vaughn
from Texas Flood
11:47 “I Am You”
composed by Sally Potter, Yo-Yo Ma, et al
performed by Sally Potter, Yo-Yo Ma, et al
from The Tango Lesson
11:50 “Recondita armonia” from Tosca
composed by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Aria
11:53 “Short Trip Home”
composed by Edgar Meyer
performed by Joshua Bell, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass; Sam Bush, mandolin; Mike Marshall, guitar
from Short Trip Home
11:57 “I Am Ready”
composed by Rachel Parton Dennison
performed by Dolly Parton
from The Grass Is Blue
