Derek Gripper

Derek Gripper (born November 14, 1977) is a South African classical guitarist. He is known for transcribing West African music made for the 21-string kora to the six-string guitar, with a focus on the traditional music of Mali. He has collaborated extensively with notable musicians including John Williams, Toumani Diabaté, and Ballaké Sissoko.

Orchestrations - 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Meeting in Lucerne - 2024-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper - 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Lost Time: Bach Cello Suite No. 1 - 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Sleep Songs For My Daughter - 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Festival International Nuits d'Afrique 36ème Édition - Compilation 2022 - 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

One Night On Earth (Live in Concert) - 2022-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Billy Goes To Durban - 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Live In Cape Town - 2021-03-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Saturday Morning in Boston - 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

A Year of Swimming - 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach Sonatas and Partitas: 2017 Session - 2018-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Mali in Oak - 2017-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Guy Buttery - 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Libraries on Fire - 2015-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Wired for Sound - Mozambique - 2014-06-24T00:00:00.000000Z

One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali - 2012-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Sound of Water - 2011-12-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Basle - 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Ninkoy - 2024-04-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II, Allemande - 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude - 2023-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

'56 Live in Cape Town (Duo Version Live in Concert) - 2023-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Sleep Song, Part 4 (from The Porcupine) - 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Sleep Song, Part 11 (from Tubaka) - 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000000Z

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