Celloman

Celloman

Ivan Hussey
Background information
Origin London
Genres world, Fusion, jazz, classical,
Years active 2001 -
Labels Jambila
Website http://www.celloman.co.uk
Members Ivan Hussey
Samy Bishai
Cosimo Keita
Oroh Angiama
Oli Savill

Celloman are a band led by cellist and session musician Ivan Hussey. Their music is described as a fusion of world, jazz and classical[1] with African and Middle Eastern rhythms[2]

Musical Career

Ivan Hussey's musical career began when he joined the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 17. Over the course of four years, Ivan appeared on two of their recorded albums and took part in tours of Japan, Jamaica and Europe.[3] He then became a session musician, playing cello for recordings by Take That, The Spice Girls, Soul II Soul and Mick Jagger amongst others,[4] and also toured with Duran Duran and Gabrielle in 1993 and 1994, respectively[3] More recently, he has worked with Bebel Gilberto, Leona Lewis, Keane, Annie Lennox, Gallows, Incognito and currently tours with Natacha Atlas.[5] and Mor Karbasi[6] respectively.

Celloman began in 2001 with the release of Aquador on Ivan Hussey's own independent record label Jambila Music (formerly SPI). They have since gone on to release a further three albums plus two solo albums under the name Ivan Hussey. Celloman have played numerous gigs around the UK and Europe, including four appearances at Glastonbury Festival, Exit Festival, Womad,[7] Sauti za Busara[8] and Glade Festival. Since the release of the acoustic album: Moods, Broods & Interludes, Celloman also perform as The Celloman String Trio, playing Hussey's compositions for string trio.

Members

Celloman's lineup for live performances generally consists of the following members, sometimes accompanied by guest performers:

Guest vocalists and instrumentalists commonly appear on Celloman's recordings; such as on the single, Streets Paved With Gold, which featured The Urban Soul Orchestra, as well as Shaun Escoffrey on lead vocals.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111317236.html
  2. ↑ Review on World Music Central
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Review of Aquador album on cello.org
  4. ↑ Celloman's official website
  5. ↑ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=39680
  6. ↑ http://www.brosella.be/eng/brosella-folk-jazz/program/mor-karbasi
  7. ↑ http://womad.org/artists/celloman/
  8. ↑ http://www.busaramusic.org/database/artists.php?whereartistlike=Celloman&whereSzByearlike=%