DEREK GRIPPER - "56" (Ali "Farka" Touré)

Derek Gripper launched One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali at the South African Slave Church Museum in May 2012. Playful yet poignant, the album sees the unprecedented arrangement of 21-string West African kora music on six-string classical guitar. The album features Ali "Farka" Touré’s "56," which is derived from a Guinean revolutionary song. From Conakry to Timbuktu to Cape Town, "56" speaks of music’s ability to shrink time and space, uniting three seemingly disconnected African states and, coincidentally, a period of 56 years, into a single performance. This edit includes Gipper's introduction to "Chamber Music" (composed by Ballaké Sissoko).
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[@faustinasmith7841]

Saw Derek perform this live at the Savannah Music Festival this morning - amazing! Loved the story he told along with it, too.

[@romanovdynasty9564]

Amazing bro thanks for this nice piece
I learned ali farka 56 the same as he playing it exactly but the guitar not helping I really enjoying his song

[@yokohama125]

Great Job!!! Ali Farka Touré

[@hersenskim]

Knap Gedaan!
Well Done!
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[@Dulqusley]

Wow

[@mrkitovideo]

Wonderful performance!

[@adamtelerman1676]

Brilliant as only Derek can be

[@jamesstapleton-cotton5374]

fantastic video and sound quality :)

[@benguelacapetown]

Lovely stuff!