Financial Times: 'Pumeza Matshikiza – Voice of Hope': Decca CD 'intermingles operatic arias and songs representing black African and American culture'

Pumeza: Voice of Hope

Decca

Pumeza Matshikiza has been featured on this blog several times.  On March 20, 2014 AfriClassical posted:

Sergio A. Mims: Decca Classics: 'Voice of Hope' - The debut album from South African Soprano Pumeza Matshikiza

Hazel Singer of BlackPastBlog.org writes:

Hello Bill,
I thought this review might be of interest to you.
-Hazel

Financial Times

August 15, 2014

Pumeza Matshikiza – Voice of Hope - review

- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/47733092-21d0-11e4-a958-00144feabdc0.html

By Andrew Clark

Crossover disc intermingles operatic arias and songs representing black African and American culture

I first heard South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza at the 2010 Wexford Festival, when she stole everyone’s heart in Smetana’s The Kiss. Now she is the recipient of high-profile record company packaging in a 15-track crossover disc that intermingles operatic arias and songs representing black African and American culture.