| Voice of Hope | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Pumeza |
| Cover: | Pumeza (album) cover - debut album by Pumeza Matshikiza.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the artist's debut album internationally showing "Pumeza" as a stage name |
| Released: | 3 March 2014 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland 6 October 2014 (International) |
| Recorded: | 2013–2014 |
| Label: | Decca Records |
| Next Title: | Arias |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Voice of Hope is a 2014 album by South African opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza. The album was released on Decca Records.
The album was first released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 3 March 2014 with 18 tracks. An international edition was released later with a different cover and an amended order of track list and just 15 tracks.
The album includes four arias ("O mio babbino caro", "Signore, ascolta!" and "Donde lieta uscì" from Puccini and "Vedrai, carino" from Mozart) all with musical accompaniment from Staatsorchester Stuttgart and Simon Hewett. The other tracks are mostly performed with the accompaniment of Aurora Orchestra and Iain Farrington. There is also the song "Lakutshon Ilanga (When The Sun Sets)" performed with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Iain Farrington.
The last track of the international album, "Freedom Come All Ye" was a collaboration and performed by Pumeza Matshikiza with Sura Susso, Mamadou Ndiaye Cissokho, Fiona Hamilton and Phil Cunningham.
The earlier version destined for German, Austrian and Swiss markets contains four tracks that have not been included in the international release, namely "Ntyilo Ntyilo (Little Bird)", "Baxabene Oxam (Click Song 2)", "Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?)" and the South African national anthems "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa)". In two of these tracks, "Senzeni Na?" and "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", she invited the African Children's Choir to sing with her.
The international edition contains 15 tracks. A special edition was released for Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a different cover and with three additional tracks not found on the international release.
| Track # | Title / Alternative title | Composer | Aria from | Additional Credits | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "O mio babbino caro" | Aria of Gianni Schicchi | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Signore, ascolta!" | Aria of Liù from Turandot, Act I | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Thula Baba" | Traditional | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | |||
| "Malaika" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Pata Pata" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "The Naughty Little Flea" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Vedrai, carino" | Aria of Zerlina from Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Donde lieta uscì" | Aria of Mimi from La Boheme, Act III | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Umzi Watsha" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Saduva" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Holilili" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Qongqothwane" | Nathan Mdledle Joseph Mogotsi Rufus Khoza Ronnie Sehume | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | |||
| "Iya Gaduza" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Lakutshon Ilanga" | Mackay Davasche | with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic &<br /> Iain Farrington | |||
| "Freedom Come All Ye" | |||||
| Track # | Title / Alternative title | Composer | Aria from | Additional Credits | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Thula Baba" | Traditional | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | |||
| "O mio babbino caro" | Aria of Gianni Schicchi | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Malaika" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Vedrai, carino" | Aria of Zerlina from Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Lakutshon Ilanga" | Mackay Davasche | with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic &<br /> Iain Farrington | |||
| "Ntyilo Ntyilo" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Donde lieta uscì" | Aria of Mimi from La Boheme, Act III | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||
| "Holilili" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "The Naughty Little Flea" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Qongqothwane" | Nathan Mdledle Joseph Mogotsi Rufus Khoza Ronnie Sehume | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | |||
| "Umzi Watsha" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Saduva" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Pata Pata" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Baxabene Oxam" | with Aurora Orchestra &<br /> Iain Farrington | ||||
| "Senzeni Na?" | with African Children's Choir, Jesse Kirabo, Dirk Brosse | ||||
| "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" | with African Children's Choir Dirk Brosse | ||||
| "Umhome" | |||||
| "Signore, ascolta!" | Aria of Liù from Turandot, Act I | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart &<br /> Simon Hewett | |||