Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) [Signed 1CD]
Abel Selaocoe

Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) [Signed 1CD]

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Hand-signed by Abel Selaocoe, his debut album on CD weaves threads between baroque music (J.S. Bach, Giovanni Platti, Joseph Dall’abaco), his own compositions and South African hymns.

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South African cellist Abel Selacoe combines virtuosic performance with improvisation, singing, and body percussion. He has a special interest in curating concert programs that link non-Western and Western music and move seamlessly across genres and styles.

 

Artists:

Abel Selaocoe, cello (Track 2,4-7,11,15), cello & voice (1,3,8-10,12-14); voice & percussion (16)

Yo-Yo Ma, cello (1)

Colin Alexander, cello (1,3,10)

 

Simran Singh, violin (1,3,9,10,13,14)

Max Baillie, violin (1,3,10)

Rakhvinder Singh, violin (9,13,14)

Ruth Gibson, viola (9,13,14)

 

Fred Thomas, piano (1); high percussion (3,8,10,13-16); double-bass (4,6,7)

Alan Keary, electric bass (3,8,9,10,13,14)

Sidiki Dembele, calabash & djembe (3,8,10,13,14)

Mamadou Sarr, congas & talking drum (3,10,13,14)

Kadialy Kouyate, kora (4,6,7)

Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo (4-7)

 

Alice Zawadzki, voice (1,3,8,13,14)

Cherise Adams-Burnett, voice (1,3)

Thandanani Gumede, voice (1,3)

The Selaocoe Family, voices (16)

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1. Ibuyile I'Africa / Africa is back
2. Dipolelo / Recite
3. Zawose (for Hukwe Zawose)

Giovanni Platti: Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major, I. 84

4. I. Adagio
5. II. Allegro
6. III. Largho
7. IV. Presto

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8. Hlokomela / Take care
9. Qhawe / Hero
10. Lerato / Love
11. Seipone / Mirror

J.-S. Bach

12. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande

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13. Invocation
14. Ka Bohaleng / On the Sharp Side

J.– S. Bach

15. Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande

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16. Ancestral Affirmations