Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) [Signed 1CD]
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.
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)
Abel Selaocoe
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
Abel Selaocoe
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
Abel Selaocoe
16. Ancestral Affirmations