Sirocco feat. Abel Selaocoe | Isolation Broadcast #10
🌪 Sirocco ft. Abel Selaocoe & Chesaba is a show of pure energy and joy – a great, swirling storm celebrating musical traditions from across the globe.
We’re excited to announce the online premiere of this heart-warming musical journey, concluding our isolation broadcast series with a big, loud (djembe) bang!
Told through the lens of South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, Sirocco is about belonging. It’s music by the people, for the people. Abel is joined by his band Chesaba and by Manchester Collective to play everything from beloved classics by Stravinsky and Haydn, to a set of remarkable African tunes and Scandinavian folk songs.
Stream in full on Saturday 27 June at 8:00pm BST 💥
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PROGRAMME
Sollima - Lamentatio
Chesaba - Improvisation
Lawes - Aire in C
Haydn - String Quartet Op. 76 No. 1, II. Adagio Sostenuto
Trad. - Ibuyile (South Africa)
Trad. - Ka Bohaleng (South Africa)
Stravinsky - Concertino
Trad. - Old Reinlender from Sonndala (Norway)
Trad. - Shaka (Ivory Coast)
Trad. - O Fredrik, O Fredrik (Denmark)
Trad. - Takamba (Mali)
CREATIVE TEAM
Abel Selaocoe - Cello
Rakhi Singh - Violin
Simmy Singh - Violin
Ruth Gibson - Viola
Alan Keary - Electric Bass
Sidiki Dembélé - Calabash, Djembe and Kamale Ngoni
Sirocco was created by Abel Selaocoe, Chesaba and Manchester Collective.
Recorded and mixed by Jamie Birkett
Filmed at RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music) in October 2019
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