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02/02/2026

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘Ue o Muite Arukou’, translated as ‘I look up as I walk’, is a 1961 Japanese song performed by Kyu Sakamoto. The song, whose cheerful melody is about a person looking up to the sky so that the tears welling up in their eyes will not fall, reminds us to keep hope in difficult times.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

06/01/2026

Voices of Hope 2025 - Our next song also comes out of the American civil rights movement of the ‘60s, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ was written by the African-American musician Sam Cooke. It channels a hope for change.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

14/12/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘Feeling Good’ was originally written for the 1964 musical ‘The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd’ but achieved popularity with a cover by Nina Simone in 1965. The song’s hopeful themes of liberation made it a classic of the civil rights movement. It remains influential and was covered various times over the years, including in 2005 by Micheal Buble.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

08/12/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - After her breakout hit ‘Respect’ in 1967 Aretha Franklin released her song ‘Think’ in 1968. The song’s cry of freedom, independence and self-reflection resonate to this day.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

04/12/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘Respect’ was written by the African-American soul musician Otis Redding in 1965 but is best known for Aretha Franklin’s 1967 uplifting gospel-inspired cover.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

27/11/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘Zombie’, was released by the Cranberries in 1994 in response to the violence of the Irish Troubles.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

23/11/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘I was only nineteen’ was released in 1983 by the Australian folk group Redgum, recounting the horror of fighting in the Vietnam War and the disillusionment and trauma of the soldiers after returning home. Based on the real-life experiences of a friend, it is a mournful song of innocence lost in the fires of war.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

16/11/2025

‘Don’t cry for me Argentina’ from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s 1978 musical Evita.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

11/11/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - Released in 1971, with the backdrop of the Vietnam War, John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ is a plea to reach across lines that divide us. Immediately and enduringly popular, it remains an enduring call for us to hope and dream for a better world.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

08/11/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - 'Guantanamera' was originally a patriotic poem by Jose Marti and was set to music in the 1920s. Marti was influential in the Cuban independence movement in the 19th century and since then his song has become renowned across the world.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

04/11/2025

Voice of Hope 2025 - Next we make our way to Australia. The Indigenous singer Jimmy Little recorded our next song ‘The Coloured Lad’ in 1958. It was written by his father, Jimmy Little Senior, during the 1930s, a plea to just be given a chance in the land of the fair go.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

01/11/2025

Voices of Hope 2025 - ‘Where have all the flowers gone?’ was written by Pete Seeger in the 1950s. It takes its melody from an old Irish lumberjack song and lyrics from the traditional Cossack folk song ‘Koloda-Duda’, which mourns the futility of war. The song achieved universal appeal and has been reinterpreted in many other languages.

Musicians:

Atreya Guha (conductor, singer)
Manasa Shedbalkar (assistant conductor, singer, violin)
Giuseppe Finaldi (singer, guitar, electric guitar, saxophone)
Davide Finaldi-Baratieri (bass guitar)
Ben Quick (piano)
Aaryan Lathia (drums)
Shohom Talukdar (singer, guitarist)
Rihana Paul (singer)
Yovindu Wehalle (singer)
Aditya Sreeram (singer, flute)
Kshanaya Bhujbal (flute)
Svaraa Machivale (clarinet)
Tanusha Vidhate (violin)
Rakshana Veera (clarinet)

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