abel selaocoe
26 march 2025 / 8.30pm / troxy, london
82% funded
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe blends European and African musical traditions as he launches Hymns of Bantu live at Troxy, London.
7pm: doors open
8pm: recommended latest arrival
8.30pm: abel selaocoe set
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Please note that due to the venue's license, this noisenight is strictly 14+.
the venue:
A 1930s art deco Grade II listed former cinema in East London, Troxy is now one of London's best loved independent venues.
Built as a cinema in 1933 complete with the largest Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ in Europe, it closed in 1960 and became a training school for the London Opera Centre. In the 1980s the building was used as a bingo hall before being converted to a live events space in 2006.
the music:
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is redefining the parameters of the cello. He moves seamlessly across genres and styles and combines virtuosic performance with improvisation, singing and body percussion.
This one-off show in the East End’s iconic Troxy features the launch of Abel’s second album, Hymns of Bantu. Following his acclaimed release Where Is Home (Hae ke Kae) in 2022, Hymns of Bantu delves into the unique modal scales and overtone harmonic systems of South African music before Western four-part harmony was introduced and how cultural histories evolve.
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Featuring his own Bantu Ensemble with African percussion as well as orchestra, solo cello and electric bass, Abel will interpret traditional Bantu music alongside compositions by Bach and Marais, highlighting the synergies between musical legacies rather than their differences.
“Hymns of Bantu is about celebrating those that have come before us, and how we are all connected. It’s allowing classical music to again sit in the same space as where I’m from – allowing Bach to sit next to overtones and the world of throat singing.”
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