Celloman is the artist name of
cellist Ivan Hussey. The music combines
world music,
jazz
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, and
classical with African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
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
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and
Europe
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.
He became a session musician, playing cello on recordings by
Take That
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,
Jay Z,
D'Influence
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,
Soul II Soul
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,
Incognito
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and
Mick Jagger
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amongst others, and also toured with
Duran Duran and
Gabrielle in 1993 and 1994, respectively
Over the years, Ivan has performed live and played on hundreds of records by artists such as
Bebel Gilberto
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,
Smoke City,
The Lighthouse Family
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Leona Lewis
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,
Keane,
Annie Lennox,
Gallows
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,
The Spice Girls
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,
Etti Ankri
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David D'Or
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,
Shaun Escoffery
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,
Samantha Fox
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Natacha Atlas
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.
Mor Karbasi
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Adrian Sherwood
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,
Coldcut
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,
Lee Scratch Perry
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and others. In November 2019, Hussey joined
Snow Patrol on their UK ''Reworked''tour.
Celloman began in 2001 with the release of ''Aquador'' on Ivan Hussey's own independent record label
Jambila Music (formerly SPI). Since then, Hussey has released a further six albums under the name Celloman, plus two albums under the name ''Ivan Hussey''.
As a band, Celloman have played numerous gigs both in the UK and Internationally, including four appearances at
Glastonbury Festival, Exit Festival,
Womad
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, Sauti za Busara,
Glade Festival
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Since 2012, Celloman has concentrated on a more acoustic sound, releasing the albums ''Acoustic Collection Vol.1'', ''Acoustic Collection Vol.2'' and ''Arpezzato Cello.''
In 2015, Hussey also released an EP under the name
Hussey Marwood, containing cello and guitar duets recorded with guitarist
Steve Marwood.
Arpezzato
In 2019, Celloman released an album entitled 'Apezzato Cello'. The word Arpezzato, coined by Hussey, relates to a style of cello playing that incorporates a variety of pizzicato-derived techniques imported from the world of Pop/Rock, Blues and Jazz including: ‘hammer-on’, ‘hammer-off’, ‘slide’, ‘pop’, ‘slap’, ‘strum’ and ‘Walking bass’.
Hussey has spent a number of years exploring and developing this style of playing under the name 'Arpezzato', a combination of the words Arpeggio and Pizzicato. in both live performance and through workshops.
Hussey also runs a session recording business, Remote Strings.
[https://remotestrings.co.uk/]
Members
Celloman's lineup for live performances generally consists of the following members, sometimes accompanied by guest performers:
*Ivan Hussey - Cello, Vocals
*Cosimo Keita - Drums
*Oroh Angiama - Bass
*Oli Savill - Percussion
*Samy Bishai - Violin
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 Escoffery
Shaun Escoffery is a British soul and R&B singer and actor.
His first major release was the single "Space Rider", released by Oyster Music in March 2001. It was played regularly by the BBC Radio 1 DJ Trevor Nelson and the Dreem Teem. It peak ...
on lead vocals.
Discography
*''Arpezzato Cello'' (2019)
*''Acoustic Collection Vol.2'' (2018)
*''Acoustic Collection Vol.1'' (2015)
*''Spanish Gold EP'' (2015) - under the name Hussey Marwood
*''Music for Elastic Theatre'' (2013) - under the name Ivan Hussey
*''Moods, Broods & Interludes'' (2012) - under the name Ivan Hussey
*''Sharptown'' (2009)
*''Streets Paved With Gold EP'' (2007)
*''It's All An Illusion'' (2003)
*''Maya'' (2002)
*''Paparai EP'' (2002)
*''Aquador'' (2001)
References
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British world music groups
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musical groups established in 2001
2001 establishments in England