Mikeology

WaterFire Providence derives its music from sources located all over the world.

Please browse and play the following WaterFire music samples, courtesy of Amazon.com. If you buy a selection, proceeds go to WaterFire Providence.

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The following is a musical program from a previous celebration of WaterFire Providence.

Links for each selection provide access to the music via Amazon.com. Proceeds from any music purchased through these links are paid by Amazon.com directly to WaterFire Providence.

Additional album art for each selection will be posted as time permits.

8:13
“Being in Rhythm”
composed by Layne Redmond
performed by Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes (MP3s, CDs)
from Being In Rhythm (CD)

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8:20
“Finney Makes a Point”
composed by Mike Figgis
performed by Mike Figgis (MP3s,CDs)
from Stormy Monday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)

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8:25
“Halleluyah”
composed by David Hykes (MP3s, CDs)
performed by David Hykes, Michelle Hykes, Timothy Hill voices and drum
from Harmonic Meetings (CD)

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8:32
“Concerto in F” (more than one MP3 listed)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Ofra Harnoy, cello, and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra
from Vivaldi: Complete Cello Concertos (MP3s, CD)

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8:37
“Sudden Waves”
composed by June Tabor
performed by June Tabor (MP3s, CDs)
from Angel Tiger (MP3s)

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8:43
“Reprise” (more than one matching song listed)
composed by Zbigniew Preisner (MP3s, CDs)
from 3 Couleurs: Bleu soundtrack (MP3s, CD)

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8:45
“Ndere”
composed by Samite Mulondo
performed by Samite Mulondo (MP3s)
from African Voices

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8:47
“Diaraby”
composed by Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder
performed by Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder and Groupe Asco
from Talking Timbuktu

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8:54
L’Arlesiana: Lamento Di Federico (Act 2)
composed by Francesco Cilea
performed by Andrea Bocelli (MP3s, CDs)
from Viaggio Italiano (MP3s, CD)

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8:59
Tres pezzi: II. Dolce, meditativo, 1956
composed by Giacinto Scelsi
performed by Claude Delangle, soprano saxophone (MP3s, CDs)
from The Solitary Saxophone (MP3s, CD)

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9:03
“Bolujem ja”
traditional
performed by D. Nešović and Ansambl Toše Elezovića
from Starogradski Biseri

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9:06
“Azul”
composed by Jesse Cook
performed by Jesse Cook (MP3s, CDs)
from Gravity (MP3s)

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9:10
“Muzinge”
composed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda)
performed by Samite Mulongo (Uganda) (MP3s, CDs)
from Pearl of Africa Reborn (MP3s, CD)

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9:15
“My Lover’s Gone”
composed by D. Armstrong and J. Catto
performed by Dido (MP3s, CDs)
from No Angel (MP3s, CD)

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9:19
“Little Potato”
written by Malcolm Dalglish
performed by Malcolm Dalglish (MP3s, CDs)
from Welcoming Children into the World

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9:23
“Dominus vobiscum”
composed by Urmas Sisask (MP3s, CDs)
performed by The Chamber Choir
from Gloria Patri (out of print)

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9:28
“MP3s”
composed by Giacomo Puccini
performed by Renata Tebaldi (MP3s, CDs)
from Gianni Schicchi

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9:31
“Trivium” excerpt
composed by René Eespere
performed by Camerata Tallinn (CDs)
from Northern Lights (CD)

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9:34
“De Los Amores”
composed by Javier Lazo
performed by Susana Baca (MP3s, CDs)
from Eco de Sombras (MP3s, CD)

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9:40
“pol in b”
composed by The Durutti Column
performed by The Durutti Column (MP3s, CDs)
from Factory Once

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9:43
“Siboney”
written by Ernesto Lecuona
performed by Raul Malo (MP3s, CDs)
from Canto

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9:48
“Song To The Siren”
composed by Tim Buckley
performed by Susheela Raman (MP3s, CDs)
from Salt Rain (MP3s, CD)

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9:51
“Sarabande (Sol Mineur)”
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Jordi Savall, viola de gamba (MP3s)
from Les Voix Humaines (MP3s)

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9:56
“1000 Whispers”
composed by Michael Hoppé
performed by Michael Hoppé & Martin Tillmann
from Afterglow (MP3s, CD)

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10:10
“Time On My Hands”
composed by V. Youmans, H. Adamson & M. Gordon
performed by Ben Webster (MP3s, CDs)
from Soulville (MP3s, CD)

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10:04
“Nekhome” / “Prelude No. 4”
composed by Frédéric Chopin arr. by Michael McLaughlin
performed by Shirim (MP3s, CDs)
from Klezmer Nutcracker (MP3s, CD)

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10:07
“Djôrôlen”
composed by Oumou Sangare
performed by Oumou Sangare (MP3s, CDs)
from Worotan (out of print)

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10:16
“Funny How Love Is”
composed by Roland Gift & David Steele
performed by Fine Young Cannibals (MP3s, CDs)
from Fine Young Cannibals (MP3s, CD)

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10:20
“Szól A Kakas Már”
traditional
performed by Márta Sebestyén & Muzsikás (MP3s, CDs)
from Máramaros (CD)

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10:23
“Misa Criolla: Kyrie”
composed by Ariel Ramirez
performed by Calchakis (Los Calchakis, CDs)
from Misa Criolla (MP3s, CD)

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10:26
“Musikalische Exequien” excerpt
composed by Heinrich Schütz
performed by La Chapelle Royale
from Musikalische Exequien (MP3s)

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10:31
“Anastasia”
composed by M. Heitzler
performed by Kol Simcha (MP3s, CDs)
from Klezmer Soul (MP3s, CD)

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10:36
“Theme For Ernie”
composed by Fred Lacey
performed by John Coltrane (MP3s, CDs)
from Soultrane (MP3s, CD)

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10:41
“Nature Boy”
composed by Eden Ahbez
performed by Jon Hassell (MP3s, CDs)
from Fascinoma (out of print)

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10:44
“Pōpoki Slack Key”
written by Ray Kāne
performed by Ray Kāne (MP3s, more MP3s)
from Wa’ahila (out of print)

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10:47
“Ya Rayah”
written by Rachid Taha
performed by Rachid Taha (MP3s, CDs)
from Diwân (MP3s, CD)

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10:53
“Homeless”
written by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon
performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo (MP3s, CDs)
from Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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10:57
“Zwit Rwit”
written by Idir
performed by Idir (CDs)
from A Vava Inouva (CD)

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11:01
“S. S. Cristo alla colonna”
written by Bellisario
performed by Matri Mia
from Matri Mia

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11:07
“Guajira Bonita”
traditional
performed by Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes
from Music from the Coffee Lands (CD)

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11:13
“Baby Elephant”
written by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark (CDs)
from Moments (CD)

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11:17
“Mi Corazon Me Recuerda”
written by Haro and Sabines
performed by Lila Downs (MP3s, CDs)
from Border (CD)

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11:21
“Esa Noche”
traditional
performed by Café Tacuba (CDs)
from Music from the Coffee Lands (CD)

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11:24
“Nem As Paredes Confesso”
written by Ribeire and Trindade
performed by Amália Rodrigues (MP3s, CDs)
from The Art of Amália Rodrigues (CD)

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11:28
“Werente Serigne”
written by Dieng
performed by Orchestra Baobab (MP3s, CDs)
from The Pirate’s Choice (MP3s, CD)

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11:35
“Gabby Kai”
traditional Hawaiian song
performed by James Bla Pahinui (CDs)
from Music from the Coffee Lands (CD)

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11:40
“La Milonga De Ricardo En Cha-Cha-Chá”
traditional
performed by Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca (CDs)
from Music from the Coffee Lands (CD)

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11:45
“Chinar Es” [You are my plane tree]
from the 13th C. Sharakan, arranged by Komitas Vardapet
performed by Ben Black (MP3s, CDs)
from Remembered Faces, Private Places (MP3s, CD)

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11:48
“Imi Au lā ‘Oe”
written by Keola Beamer
performed by Keola Beamer (MP3s, CDs)
from Mauna Kea – White Mountain Journal (CD)

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11:51
“Via Con Me”
written by Paolo Conte
performed by Paolo Conte (MP3s, CDs)
from Best of Paolo Conte (CD)

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11:54
“Moments”
written by Ara Dinkjian
performed by Night Ark (CDs)
from Moments (CD)

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12:04
“El Pájaro” [The Bird]
written by Lhasa de Sela
performed by Lhasa de Sela (MP3s, CDs)
from La Llorona (MP3s, CD)

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12:08
“Lam Lam”
written and performed by Baaba Maal (MP3s, CDs)
from Nomad Soul (MP3s, CD)

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12:21
“Bye Bye Blackbird”
written by Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson
performed by Patricia Barber (MP3s, CDs)
from Nightclub (MP3s, CD)

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12:25
“Santa Notte”
traditional
performed by Spaccanapoli (MP3s, CDs)
from Lost Souls (MP3s, CD)

Apologies to my few readers for my inactivity here, of late. According to Google, only one (!) site links to this blog.

I have been very busy with my career in content syndication, with a recent human-rights action involving Uganda, and with volunteer preparations for the 2009 season of WaterFire Providence. (Regarding Uganda: As some of you know, I have a well-regarded political blog located elsewhere.)

I promise more activity as the weather warms up; as I plan trips to D.C., Texas, California, and Maine/New Hampshire; and as I develop a clearer focus on the future of journalism and news-oriented social media.

If you have not already done so, feel free to friend me on Facebook — assuming you know who I am. If you’re curious to know, comment below or contact me via e-mail.

Meantime, here’s wishing you the best of possible wishes: global cooling, reforestation, fishing moratoria, federal debt repayment, and religious freedom

It’s a challenge to live sustainably if one owns an arable plot of land — growing one’s own food, generating as little trash as possible, recycling every shred or drop of waste, developing home-grown energy sources. On Amazon.com the other day, I found several books that help struggling landowners take strides toward sustainability.

But what constitutes sustainability when one lives in a yardless loft that is built atop brownfields?

That’s my predicament at the moment. I moved to the city this summer to conserve fuel and land, to get some exercise, and to refrain from contributing to sprawl and the destruction of farmland, wetlands, and forest. (OK, I moved here to be within an easy walk to Starbucks, a Mongolian grille, and a Cheesecake Factory, too.)

Sure, I can recycle, I can join the Sierra Club, I can attend hearings in support of public transit, I can draw neighbors’ attention to the polluted river out front, and I can wean myself off of bottled beverages.

But what then?

Sad times are brewing for a family member, so I’m feeling pensive.

Providence’s Waterfire festival tonight offered some time to ponder things.

Apologies to all for the quality of these iPhone snapshots — this weekend I will make a new attempt to shoot Waterfire with my Nikon.

I’m not female (surprise!), I don’t live in a depressed area, and my parents don’t live in my basement.

But the plight of a middle-aged woman hit home, nevertheless: Her friends have drifted apart, and she wonders how to find new friends or maybe a companion.

Less imaginative or innovative advice columnists might suggest joining an existing group which either doesn’t meet one’s needs or which requires conformity to someone else’s agenda.

But Salon.com’s Cary Tennis tells her not to await help from elsewhere:

I say build, not join. There probably isn’t an existing community for you to join that would meet your needs. You are going to have to build it.

Why?

Current community structures work for some but not all. What about the rest of us?

Over the years, I have encountered numerous “ex-gay” proponents who aren’t being changed at all by Exodus. Yet they wage culture war against sexually honest people because they resent that, during their time as openly gay or lesbian individuals, no one offered them a pre-packaged cure for loneliness. Perhaps no one nearby offered them a safe hangout, a friendly hiking club, an affirming prayer group, or a ready-made dating partner.

That’s a passive and self-focused attitude; it’s a near-guarantee of failure. Says Tennis:

Because our architecture and planning are so bad, many of us are literally starving for society. If your architecture and city planning were good you couldn’t be isolated. It wouldn’t let you be isolated. It would channel your purposeful movements past other groups so that you have regular, low-stakes contact at a safe distance and in motion. But in the face of bad architecture, bad planning and isolating patterns of work, transportation and consumption, we need to make artificial structures.

Life is not a fast-food restaurant, and healthy lifestyles are not served in pre-packaged happy meals.

Religious groups such as Exodus promise happiness in the form of pre-packaged conformity and claim that good health can be achieved through the consumption of emotional, religious, and therapeutic junk-food.

If you’re same-sex-attracted, feeling isolated, and wondering where to bond in healthy ways with others, don’t wait for community to happen — and don’t wait for someone else to define community.

Make community happen.

Ten days ago, I walked an eight-mile loop around and through downtown Providence, Rhode Island, while looking for apartments within “walking distance” of the Amtrak/MBTA commuter-rail station.

Here’s a quick look at that loop:

Today I signed a one-year lease to live in a downtown loft — one year during which I will revert to living without a car, working out at home instead of a $40-per-month club, and walking or biking to get anywhere.

One year during which I will NOT buy any more Macs or iPhones, (I think I can, I think I can…)  and I will save additional cash for down-payment on a home, while real estate prices plummet.

Gotta love the GOP for wrecking the U.S. economy just when I stood to benefit the most…. Go George!!

But oh, I’m getting ahead of myself. First I must move — and then get my hands on some urban real estate.