# Voice of Hope

Voice of Hope is a 2014 album by South African opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza. The album was released on Decca Records.

## Releases and contents

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.

## Track listing

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.

### International release

| Track # | Title / Alternative title | Composer | Aria from | Additional Credits | Length |
| 1. | "O mio babbino caro" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Gianni Schicchi | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Signore, ascolta!" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Liù from Turandot, Act I | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Thula Baba" ("Hush, My Baby") | Traditional | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Malaika" ("My Angel") | William Fedhile | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Pata Pata" | Miriam Makeba Jerry Ragovoy | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:10 |
| 6. | "The Naughty Little Flea" | Norman Byfield Thomas | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Vedrai, carino" | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Aria of Zerlina from Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Donde lieta uscì" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Mimi from La Boheme, Act III | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Umzi Watsha" ("The House Is Burning") | Kevin Volans | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Saduva" ("Hush, I Hear You") | MacKay Davashe | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Holilili" | Alan Silinga | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Qongqothwane" ("The Click Song") | Nathan Mdledle Joseph Mogotsi Rufus Khoza Ronnie Sehume | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:27 |
| 13. | "Iya Gaduza" | Miriam Makeba | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 1:39 |
| 14. | "Lakutshon Ilanga" ("When The Sun Sets") | Mackay Davasche | | with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Iain Farrington | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Freedom Come All Ye" | Hamish Henderson | | with Sura Susso, Mamadou Ndiaye Cissokho, Fiona Hamilton, Phil Cunningham | 4:19 |

### Germany, Austria and Switzerland release

| Track # | Title / Alternative title | Composer | Aria from | Additional Credits | Length |
| 1. | "Thula Baba" ("Hush, My Baby") | Traditional | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:11 |
| 2. | "O mio babbino caro" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Gianni Schicchi | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Malaika" ("My Angel") | William Fedhile | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Vedrai, carino" | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Aria of Zerlina from Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Lakutshon Ilanga" ("When The Sun Sets") | Mackay Davasche | | with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Iain Farrington | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Ntyilo Ntyilo" ("Little Bird") | Allan Silinga | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Donde lieta uscì" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Mimi from La Boheme, Act III | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Holilili" | Alan Silinga | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:12 |
| 9. | "The Naughty Little Flea" | Norman Byfield Thomas | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Qongqothwane" ("The Click Song") | Nathan Mdledle Joseph Mogotsi Rufus Khoza Ronnie Sehume | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Umzi Watsha" ("The House Is Burning") | Kevin Volans | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Saduva" ("Hush, I Hear You") | MacKay Davashe | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Pata Pata" | Miriam Makeba Jerry Ragovoy | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Baxabene Oxam" ("Click Song 2") | Miriam Makeba | | with Aurora Orchestra & Iain Farrington | 2:06 |
| 15. | "Senzeni Na?" ("What Have We Done?") | Albert Nyathi | | with African Children's Choir, Jesse Kirabo, Dirk Brosse | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God Bless Africa") | Enoch Sontonga | | with African Children's Choir Dirk Brosse | 2:25 |
| 17. | "Umhome" ("Nowhere to Go") | Miriam Makeba | | | 2:25 |
| 18. | "Signore, ascolta!" | Giacomo Puccini | Aria of Liù from Turandot, Act I | with Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Simon Hewett | 2:49 |

## Charts

| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 188 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 25 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 71 |