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Classical Crossover

South Africa

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Listen to Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande (Arr. Thomas for Cello & String Orchestra) by Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande (Arr. Thomas for Cello & String Orchestra)Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective

Listen to L.B. Files: Igiul by Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective, see lyrics, music video & more!

L.B. Files: IgiulAbel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective

Listen to Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): I. MaSebego [Live] by Abel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon & Bernhard Schimpelsberger, see lyrics, music video & more!

Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): I. MaSebego [Live]Abel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon & Bernhard Schimpelsberger

Listen to Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major, I. 84: III. Largho by Abel Selaocoe & Elizabeth Kenny, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major, I. 84: III. LarghoAbel Selaocoe & Elizabeth Kenny

Listen to Tsohle Tsohle (Live) by Abel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon & Bernhard Schimpelsberger, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tsohle Tsohle (Live)Abel Selaocoe, Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon & Bernhard Schimpelsberger

Listen to Improv on Marin Marais' Pièces de viole, Livre II, Suite No. 3 en ré majeur "Les voix humaines" (Arr. Selaocoe & Thomas for Vocal and Cello) by Abel Selaocoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Improv on Marin Marais' Pièces de viole, Livre II, Suite No. 3 en ré majeur "Les voix humaines" (Arr. Selaocoe & Thomas for Vocal and Cello)Abel Selaocoe

Listen to Tsohle Tsohle by Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas, Alan Keary, Sidiki Dembele & Dudù Kouate, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tsohle TsohleAbel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas, Alan Keary, Sidiki Dembele & Dudù Kouate

Listen to Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major, I. 84: I. Adagio by Abel Selaocoe, Fred Thomas, Kadialy Kouyate & Elizabeth Kenny, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Sonata No. 7 in D Major, I. 84: I. AdagioAbel Selaocoe, Fred Thomas, Kadialy Kouyate & Elizabeth Kenny

Listen to Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande by Abel Selaocoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. SarabandeAbel Selaocoe

Listen to Tshepo - I by Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas, Rakhi Singh, Alan Keary & Dudù Kouate, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tshepo - IAbel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas, Rakhi Singh, Alan Keary & Dudù Kouate

Upcoming Concerts for Abel Selaocoe

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Abel Selaocoe currently has 16 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Kurhaus Meran in Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, Italy.

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Listen to Abel Selaocoe’s "Four Spirits" (Live) by Abel Selaocoe, Nicholas Collon, Aurora Orchestra & Bernhard Schimpelsberger

ALBUMAbel Selaocoe’s "Four Spirits" (Live)Abel Selaocoe, Nicholas Collon, Aurora Orchestra & Bernhard Schimpelsberger

More albums from Abel Selaocoe

ALBUMTreeThe Hermes Experiment

Listen to Hymns of Bantu by Abel Selaocoe

ALBUMHymns of BantuAbel Selaocoe

Listen to Many Voices: Ensemble by Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

ALBUMMany Voices: EnsembleKaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Listen to Where is Home / Hae ke Kae by Abel Selaocoe

ALBUMWhere is Home / Hae ke KaeAbel Selaocoe

Abel Selaocoe's Popular Music Videos

Tsohle Tsohle

Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective, Fred Thomas, Alan Keary, Sidiki Dembele & Dudù Kouate

Artist Playlists

Track by Track: Abel Selaocoe on Where is Home

“Home is a space that empowers you, nurtures you and also challenges you.”

Abel Selaocoe: Forces of Humanity

Experience this wide-ranging, soul-restoring playlist from the genre-busting African musician.

About Abel Selaocoe

Hometown

Sebokeng, South Africa

Born

1992

Genre

Classical Crossover

In solo pieces such as Lamentatio, South African cellist, singer, and composer Abel Selaocoe overlays a plaintive cello melody with folk song, while with his trio, Chesaba, he intersperses urgent improvisatory passages with gravelly vocals. His distinctive style fuses Western classical music with traditional South African timbres and is the focus of his 2022 album, Where is Home / Hae ke Kae. Selaocoe was born in a township outside Johannesburg in 1992, and he was initially taught music by his brother. As he only had access to instruments on the weekend, Selaocoe relied on a broomstick and paper diagrams to learn his craft. Despite these hurdles, he demonstrated prodigious ability and won a scholarship at the country's leading music school, St John's College. Now based in the UK, Selaocoe graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2018. The cellist has collaborated with ensembles including Manchester Collective, Britten Sinfonia, and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with whom he made his BBC Proms debut in 2021.