Abel Selaocoe: Four Spirits – VINYL LP

Title: Four Spirits
Artist: Abel Selaocoe
Label: Warner Classics
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5021732819055
Genre: Classical Vocal Crossover
Release Date: 2025-10-17
Number of Discs: 1

Following on the acclaimed ‘Where is Home’ and ‘Hymns of Bantu’, two genre-defying albums, ‘Four Spirits’ is also drawn from Abel’s South African roots and seeks to create a communal experience with the audience through cello concerto, percussion, singing & improvisation. His first solo cello concerto and, formally speaking, a concerto cast in four movements – each movement takes an essential aspect of township life: ancestors, children, faith and community. Selaocoe positions himself as chief storyteller, combining cello improvising with lyrics in the Southern Sotho and Zulu languages.

Tracks:
1.1 Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): I. MaSebego [Live]
1.2 Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): II. Bana [Live]
1.3 Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): III. Tshepo [Live]
1.4 Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): IV. (a) Simunye. Uthando [Live]
1.5 Four Spirits (Orch. Woodgates): IV. (b) Simunye. Malibongwe [Live]