Original Music & Audio
These musical creations are offered as artistic expressions that nurture inner strength, hope, and the shared human longing for peace and unity. Blending a wide range of musical traditions from around the world, they weave together original words with selected inspirational passages that echo the moral wisdom found across humanity’s diverse spiritual traditions and cultural heritages. Each piece has been chosen for its emphasis on kindness, compassion, perseverance, hope, and the betterment of humanity. Their purpose is not religious instruction, but simply to offer beauty, reflection, and encouragement for children, youth, families, and the wider community.
Copyright Notice
These original materials are shared openly to support learning, upliftment, and community-building. They may be used for non-commercial educational purposes. All works have been produced by and remain solely the copyright of Fundashon Awenyo; for any other use, please request permission.
MUSIC
“Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi” (orashon di San Francisco di Asís).”
A musical arrangement of the well-known prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, sung with children’s choirs in a global fusion of musical styles, instruments, and voices from around the world.”
STYLE: Global Fusion, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals, Hawaiian mele choir.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Lamp Unto My Feet.” (Lampi pa mi Pianan)
A song putting to music words and lines from different psalms of the Bible giving a theme of celebration and asking for light and guidance from the Lord.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Reggae, Caribbean Island style, and West African children’s choirs.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Ola di Unidat.” (Wave of Oneness)
A energetic celebration song, honouring Korsou (Curaçao), its strength and beauty as a people, and its rich diversity and as well as its warmth of heart in welcoming all within its shores with the light of oneness and in a spirit of fellowship and unity in diversity.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Reggae, Colombian Valentino, Curaçao Tumba, and Congolese choirs.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Have Hope, Hold to Faith” (Tene Speransa, Tene Duru na Fe).”
A musical piece for times of trials, hardship and difficulty, reminding us to be patient and look to the morning’s light of God’s mercy and help that will surely come to our assistance.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals, Hawaiian mele choir.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Make this Youth Radiant” (Hasi e Hubentut aki Radiante).”
This piece is adapted from a Bahá’í prayer for youth, chosen for its uplifting themes of radiance, strength, knowledge, and inner growth. It offers a universal message of hope and the development of noble character for youth.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals, Hawaiian mele choir.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Inspiration from the Psalms” (inspirashon for di e salmonan).”
This piece is adapted and a tapestry of words of guidance and inspiration from various psalms of the Old Testament.
STYLE: Global Fusion, South Pacific Maori choirs, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Walking with the Same Feet” (Kana ku e mesun pianan).”
This piece was written to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and our common aims to. foster greater oneness and unity in our communities as we work and walk hand-in-hand with others.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals, Hawaiian mele choir.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu
“Una Patria Común” (One Common Homeland).”
A musical arrangement of the well-known prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, sung with children’s choirs in a global fusion of musical styles, instruments, and voices from around the world.”
STYLE: Colombian Vallenato and Cumbia, Caribbean Reggaeton percussion, Island choirs.
LANGUAGE: Español
“Flowers of One Garden” (Lampi pa mi Pianan)
A song with inspiration from Bahá’í sacred Writings and other faith traditions celebrating the diversity of the human race and calling for us to regard our diversity akin to the range of tones that make up a melody, or the variety of colours and shapes of flowers in the same garden.
STYLE: Children Choir, Global Fusion, Roots Reggae, Caribbean Island style, South Pacific Island choirs, and West African rhythms..
LANGUAGE: English, Spanish, Papiamentu
“Unite and Bind the Hearts.” (Uni i Mara e Kurasonnan)
A song with inspiration from all faith traditions about nurturing a spirit of unity and oneness by working to show loving kindness to all peoples. The song is a fusion combing elements of Dutch, Spanish, Papiamentu and English into one song.
STYLE: Children’s choirs, Global voices, Roots Reggae, Congolese choirs and instruments.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish
“Psalm 119: “Grant Me Insight” (Salmonan 119: Duna mi Bista).”
This piece was written for our young minds to uplift and inspire a holistic approach to learning that recognizes the soul is the captain and driver of all our true learning and it has an inherent yearning for discovering knowledge and reality.
STYLE: Global Fusion, Caribbean Island Reggae, West African chorals, Hawaiian mele choir.
LANGUAGE: English, Papiamentu