Episode 203 features an interview with South African guitarist Derek Gripper who has established as reputation for performing the compositions of Malian Kora player like Toumani Diabates on nylon strung Classical guitar. Gripper and American cellist Mike Block have just collaborated on a new album called Saturday Morning in Boston performing a mix of songs by African singers including Salif Keita, Fanta Sacko and Baaba Maal as well as compositions by Derek Gripper. Songlines Magazine have described Gripper’s work as ”a staggering achievement”. Mike Block has been hailed by the acclaimed cellist Yo Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century." ...
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Anoushka Shankar
Reunion
Anoushka Shankar
Land Of Gold
Deutshe Grammophon
9bach
Heno
9bach
Anian
Real World
Derek Gripper & Mike Block
Fanta and Felix
Derek Gripper & Mike Block
Sat Morning in Boston
New Cape Records
Flor De Toloache
Blue Medley
Flor De Toloache
Flor De Toloache
Flor De Toloache
3MA (Ballake Sissoko, Driss el Maloumi, Rajery
Mariam
3MA (Ballake Sissoko, Driss el Maloumi, Rajery
Anarouz
Six Degrees
Derek Gripper
Kaira (Peace)
Toumani Diabates
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Chamber Music
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Koortjie
Derek Gripper
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Tita
Derek Gripper
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Folon
Salif Keita
A Year of Swimming
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Si Naani
Toumani Diabates
Libraries on Fire
New Cape Records
Derek Gripper
Duga
Bassekou Kouyate
One Night on Earth
New Cape Records
Neon Quaver
Noteworthy Praise
Nigel Gavin
Human time Ocean Spirit
Neon Quaver