Anandadhara WA

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)

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)

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)

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)