Anandadhara WA

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)

‘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)

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)

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)