French cellist, Cécile Lacharme, has spent her life traveling and playing cello, whilst developing her cultural interests.
Classically trained, she explores music styles that are rarely played with the cello (improvisation, rock, indie-folk, ambient & electronic music). Thanks to her musical sensitivity and her creativity, she has been involved in multiple artistic collaborations in France (Merryn Jeann, Coline Rio) and overseas (the contemporary dance troupe New Cambodian Artists in Cambodia, a Cuban duo with Eddy Fleitas Del Sol in Singapore, jazz music in Hong Kong).
In 2020 she launched her own solo cello project, consisting of an electric cello, a loop station and effect pedals. Influenced by Philipp Glass and Max Richter, her compositions are made by repetitive phrases and shifting layers, rising up and building up large landscapes. In a beautiful simplicity, her music evokes mysterious landscapes, located somewhere between Asia and the West, between classical and modern times.
Alongside her solo project, Cécile has accompanied many artists from Nantes (including Coline Rio, Geoffrey Le Goaziou, and Aymeric Maini) as well as international artists (Snorri Hallgrimsson, Merryn Jeann). She has also made multiple guest appearances, performing live collaborations (such as with rapper Uzi Freyja and participating in the Carte Blanche given to Waxx at the Francofolies festival in La Rochelle in 2023) and on albums (Snorri Hallgrimsson: I Am Weary, Don’t Let Me Rest; Coline Rio: Lourd et Délicat, Ce Qu’il Restera de Nous; Geoffrey Le Goaziou: Somewhere Quiet; Fyrs: A Big Dream; Degree: Secret Garden; Mimosa: Côte d’Azur (single); Oda: I Don’t Know (single)).