- [Announcer] Bryant Park Picnic Performances are made possible by the following: Bank of America.

Bank of America is steadfast in our support of nonprofit arts institutions worldwide.

(funky upbeat music) (singers singing in foreign language) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (band playing jazzy upbeat music) (Mo singing in foreign language) ♪ Shake it, shake it, shake it ♪ ♪ Shake it, shake it, shake it ♪ (all singing in foreign language) (Mo singing in foreign language) (all singing in foreign language) ♪ Shake it, shake it, shake it ♪ ♪ Shake it, shake it, shake it ♪ (all whooping) (all singing in foreign language) (all singing in foreign language) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) - Wow, wow, wow, wow.

(soft dramatic orchestral music) (music swelling) (drummer playing jazzy beat) (band playing funky jazz music) ♪ I rise, here today ♪ ♪ Reflecting on a private day ♪ ♪ I know that there are ♪ ♪ Ups and downs ♪ ♪ And I can turn it all around ♪ ♪ Trials and chains ♪ ♪ Will come my way ♪ ♪ They have before ♪ ♪ Some gone, some stay ♪ ♪ Searching ♪ ♪ For those brighter days ♪ ♪ And you will know that ♪ ♪ They'll come back again ♪ ♪ And know that they'll come back again ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Searching for the brighter day ♪ ♪ Come back again, come back again ♪ ♪ Come back, oh back, again ♪ ♪ There have been ♪ ♪ Hardships along the way ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Always trying to face ♪ ♪ Face another day ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ I know it's not meant ♪ ♪ To be easy ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ But sometimes ♪ ♪ Sometimes I wish it could be ♪ ♪ Journey's mine ♪ ♪ Both night and day ♪ ♪ Grows behind ♪ ♪ I wanna be okay ♪ ♪ Searching ♪ ♪ Oh no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ For those brighter days ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yea ♪ I know that ♪ ♪ Oh, I know, I know, I know ♪ ♪ There'll be brighter days ♪ ♪ I know that they'll come back again ♪ ♪ I'm searching ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm searching, searching, yeah ♪ ♪ For brighter days ♪ ♪ Those brighter, brighter days ♪ I know that ♪ ♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪ ♪ They'll be back again ♪ ♪ I know that they'll come back ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ Those brighter days ♪ ♪ Come back again ♪ ♪ Come back again ♪ ♪ Searching for ♪ ♪ Searching for brighter days ♪ ♪ Searching for it ♪ ♪ Searching for a brighter day ♪ ♪ Searching for it ♪ ♪ Searching for a brighter day ♪ ♪ Searching for it ♪ ♪ Searching for a brighter day ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ I'm ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey, I'm ready for this, ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ I'm ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ I'm ready for, ready for this ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ My happiness ♪ ♪ My cheerfulness ♪ ♪ My joyousness ♪ ♪ My happiness ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready ♪ ♪ I'm ready for this ♪ ♪ I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready ♪ ♪ I'm ready, I'm ready for this ♪ Give me my happiness ♪ ♪ Give me my joyfulness ♪ ♪ Give me my cheerfulness ♪ ♪ Ready for this ♪ ♪ I'm ready ♪ ♪ I'm ready for it ♪ ♪ Oh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, I'm ready ♪ ♪ I'm ready, I'm ready for it ♪ (audience applauding) - That was "Brighter Day" featuring Keesha Gumbs.

(audience applauding) Come on, you can do better than that (audience cheering) She is a beast!

(laughing) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (Michael playing funky bassline) (Mo singing along) (band kicks in) (Mo singing in foreign language) (Mo singing in foreign language) (drummer playing jazzy beat) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (keyboardist plays soft melody) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (Michael playing soft guitar music) (keyboardist playing soft music) (band kicks in) (Vuyo singing in foreign language) (all singing in foreign language) (Vuyo singing in foreign language) (Vuyo vocalizing) (singers vocalizing) (Vuyo singing in foreign language) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (band playing funky upbeat music) - All right!

Are we good, Bryant Park?

(audience cheering) Okay, you guys have been chilling for too long.

Are you ready for some audience participation?

(audience cheering) In fact, make some noise if you're ready for audience participation!

(audience cheering) All right.

So we're gonna divide the room, or the party, into three!

One, two, and three!

Do we have that?

(audience whoops) So everybody on this side, you're gonna sing the part that Mo gives you.

Three, and- (Mo vocalizing) Do we have that, Bryant Park?

Let's go, let's go.

- Let's go.

(audience singing along) - Wow, your voices sound amazing I'm already excited.

All right.

Everybody on this side, slash the middle you're gonna sing Keesha's part.

And!

(Keesha vocalizing) Do we have it?

Let me hear you go, let me hear Three, and- (audience singing along) Oh, yeah, that's it, that's it.

The same thing twice.

Three, and- (audience singing along) Brilliant.

I'm excited already.

Now this side, are you ready?

Don't let these people make you look bad!

(laughs) Are we ready?

- [Audience] Yeah!

- Vuyo's gonna give you your part One, two, three, four!

(Vuyo vocalizing) Let me hear you, Bryant Park.

Two, three, and- (audience singing along) This is gonna be great.

Just a little bit louder, Bryant (audience singing along) All right.

So do we have our parts?

We're gonna form a 5,000 piece choir I don't think that's ever been done in Bryant Park.

Are you ready?

(audience cheering) Two!

One!

Two!

Let me hear you, Bryant Park!

And!

(singers vocalizing) (audience singing along) That's it, Bryant Park.

(singers vocalizing) (audience singing along) A little bit louder, Bryant Park!

Three, and!

(singers vocalizing) (audience singing along) Keep going, keep going!

(band kicking in) (singers vocalizing) (audience singing along) Just Bryant Park, the singers, the singers!

Two, three, and!

(singers vocalizing) (audience singing along) One more time, Bryant Park.

Here we go.

Two, three, and!

(singers vocalizing) (audience sings along) Sounds amazing, everybody!

- Yes!

- Three, and!

(singers vocalizing) Last note!

(audience sings along) (singers cheer) - Yes!

- Yes!

- Give yourself a round of applause, Bryant Park!

Yes!

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) You guys sounded amazing.

(band playing soft jazzy music) (Keesha vocalizing) ♪ Morning starts ♪ ♪ And shadows fade ♪ ♪ Hope is born ♪ ♪ With the light of day ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Ooh, lights ♪ ♪ Ups and downs ♪ ♪ The uncertainty ♪ ♪ Rest assured ♪ ♪ You'll find ♪ ♪ Where you need to be ♪ (Keesha vocalizing) ♪ Through life ♪ ♪ Ups and downs ♪ ♪ The uncertainty ♪ ♪ Rest assured ♪ ♪ You'll find ♪ ♪ Where you need to be ♪ ♪ I see you're stronger than you've been ♪ ♪ Your future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before ♪ ♪ Better than before ♪ ♪ I see you're stronger than you've been ♪ ♪ Stronger than you think ♪ ♪ Your future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ It's brighter, it's brighter ♪ ♪ Just keep believing, keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before, I see you soaring high ♪ ♪ I see you stronger than before, I see you flying up ♪ ♪ Oh, your future is so bright ♪ ♪ It's so bright ♪ ♪ Just keep believing, keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before ♪ ♪ I see you stronger than you than you've been ♪ ♪ Your future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before ♪ ♪ I see you stronger than you than you've been ♪ ♪ Your future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before ♪ ♪ I see you stronger than you than you've been ♪ ♪ The future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better than before ♪ ♪ I see you stronger than you than you've been ♪ ♪ The future is brighter than your past ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better ♪ ♪ I see you stronger ♪ ♪ The future is brighter ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ ♪ I see you better ♪ ♪ I see you stronger ♪ ♪ The future is brighter ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ (Keesha vocalizing) ♪ I see you better ♪ ♪ I see you stronger ♪ ♪ The future is brighter ♪ ♪ Just keep believing ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (band playing soft music) (band clapping rhythmically) (band playing soft music) (singers vocalizing) (Mo scatting) (singers vocalizing) (singers vocalizing) - Let me hear you, Bryant Park!

(singers vocalizing) That's it, Bryant Park!

I can't hear you, I can't hear you (Michael singing along) (singers vocalizing) (Mo vocalizing) (band playing softly) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) One more time!

If you're alive, if you wanna celebrate life!

If you wanna dance, if you wanna move you wanna shake, stand up Bryant Park Are you ready, Bryant Park?

Here we go!

Lagos Pepper Soup!

(band playing funky upbeat music (all singing in foreign language) (Vuyo singing in foreign languag) (all singing in foreign language) (Vuyo singing in foreign languag) We can wave our hands, Bryant Park Wave your hands!

That's it!

There you go, we can do that!

One, two, keep going!

(all singing in foreign language) (all singing in foreign language) This song says we should celebrate life Celebrate life!

Celebrate life!

Celebrate life!

(all singing in foreign language) (singers vocalizing) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) Thank you very much, Bryant Park You were awesome!

Thank you, Carnegie Hall, thank you, Bryant Park staff.

We'd love to shake your hands.

We'd love to hug you.

Thank you very much.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) (all singing in foreign language) (funky upbeat music) (music ends) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) - Yeah!

- Wow, wow, wow, wow!