Selaocoe wasn’t allowed to take his instrument home, so during the week he “practised” on four lines drawn on paper to ...

Following the release of debut album ‘Sound Tracks’ by Scottish contemporary classical ensemble ‘Earthtones Trio’, Antonine, ...

It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles, string orchestras, as a member of the string section of ...

the solo cello and the massed strings of his frequent collaborators, Manchester Collective, take off with a succession of danceable rhythms, he sings with that signature growl, a mode of singing in ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't ...

Before Selaocoe earned the rare privilege of his own cello ... “I wanted to take hymns that I’ve grown up with in South ...

Selaocoe says he was attracted to the cello because he looked up to the teacher, Kutlwano Masote. Masote had a nontraditional approach to the instrument. He adds, “There was also this idea that this ...

He explains how having a bigger budget and professional actors changed his filmmaking process. South African musician Abel Selaocoe explains his “paper” technique of practicing cello as a kid, the ...