Merci à toi Derek pour cet grand honneur rendu à ce grand monsieur qui nous a quitté seulement hier vendredi 19 juillet 2024. J'apprécie énormément ce que vous faites pour la vulgarisation de ces deux classiques que sont Ali Farka et Toumani Diabaté. Vous devriez avoir certainement des ascendants ouest-africains. Merci à vous !
I reckon your classical training has put you in such good stead in the picking dexterity in terms of the ambidextrous technique of all the right hand fingers
When i watch this for the x'th time i start to realise that this in a way is similar to what Tommy Emmanuel did when arranging Beatles song for guitar despite the differences in context and tradition.
Awesome video and Derek is an amazing player for bringing a style of music not really for guitar to it, very unique. But does anyone know why there is a guy translating his words to sign language on the side? If someone can't hear him speak why would they want to see a guitarist?
Lazer7 deaf people can feel music by touch, they can touch a speaker and feel the music. And also even if they can’t hear I am sure some are interested in the concept of music.
RIP Toumani.. Your music lives through composers like Derek. Thank you Derek for this.
He is a genius to have the knowledge of following those African fingers. Not given to many. Nice job
Looking at Derek's hands as he speaks shows you he's a haptic communicator - something he does very well as he plays his guitar 😊
I now have a new favorite guitarist - Derek Gripper. Music with such an impelling potency, such an indescribable elegance and exuberance.
Just wow! Incredibly played with just 6 strings.
Merci à toi Derek pour cet grand honneur rendu à ce grand monsieur qui nous a quitté seulement hier vendredi 19 juillet 2024. J'apprécie énormément ce que vous faites pour la vulgarisation de ces deux classiques que sont Ali Farka et Toumani Diabaté. Vous devriez avoir certainement des ascendants ouest-africains. Merci à vous !
This is incredible. Professional interpretation of beautiful African music.
How beautiful Derek ! I´m a big Kora fan !
This is MUSIC, superb, incredible, with this particular and stellar signature of Derek Gripper, CONGRATULATION !!!!
Thanks for yours transcriptions and yours tutorials
Wow 🤩 😯 😮. This is just amazing 😻 Thanks for spreading the love ❤️
IT can't be better than this!!! awesome!!!
I'm blown away! This is amazing. I'm a big fan of Kora! You're blessed, Derek!
This changes everything for me
I reckon your classical training has put you in such good stead in the picking dexterity in terms of the ambidextrous technique of all the right hand fingers
very good
so...as humans we can learn to appreciate each other
I am African bro and enjoy you play the guitar 🎸 as kora music
love love love!! thank You Derek Gripper!!
Wow, how cool is this?
I would love to see the Kora player's reactions as they watch him analyzing their musical heritage.
Beautiful.
You are amazing Dereck Gripper
Skilled display of your guitar playing Skills!
Just brilliant Derek...
This takes Guitar to a new level.
Awesomeness
Legend ❤
Amazing playing. It sounds like three guitarists
Magical ❤
What an inspiration - thank you Derek
How incredible is that
64, 000 views and only 1,100 likes. What's the matter people? This was superb.
He needs to go to Mali so Badly. Please go. They will love you.
He has been. Performed with diabate and keite
+Brendon Bussy sorry: keita
Brendon Bussy, @4:30, he says that he's never been to West Africa!
@@libanwarsame5428 he hhas now - this was from several years ago
Incredible!!
waw, I never thougt before seing Derek that it could be done with 6 strings,!
great musician !
WOW~ !
Talented guitarist and fantastic instrument
Who was the luthier.
I would love to hear voice with this, so beautiful, thank you
Listen to "sona jobarteh - jarabi"
Toumani Diabate and Ali farka toure recording many duet songs like my favorite sina mory
When i watch this for the x'th time i start to realise that this in a way is similar to what Tommy Emmanuel did when arranging Beatles song for guitar despite the differences in context and tradition.
+nilton61 and complexity and rhythm and musical interest and technique etc etc
Now where we get those in sheet music or tabs ?
niiice
Does anyone know what the song he plays from 2:00 (roughly) is called? Does it exist as a song in its own right?
djaraby it is a standard song in the mande tradition
jarabi
there are several ways to spell it as it is Malian.
Look up Toumani Diabaté and or Ballaké Sissoko
Derek, can you share your piece that you translated for guitar. I need to play this please
Derek has a Patreon website for those looking for sheet music and lessons.
ultra like
Awesome video and Derek is an amazing player for bringing a style of music not really for guitar to it, very unique. But does anyone know why there is a guy translating his words to sign language on the side? If someone can't hear him speak why would they want to see a guitarist?
Lazer7 deaf people can feel music by touch, they can touch a speaker and feel the music. And also even if they can’t hear I am sure some are interested in the concept of music.
Increible...!!!:-)
What is the tuning of the guitar? its not in EADGBE
it's DADGBE
I thing he is generating the song of 2 cora players.
😍😍😍👌👌👌❤
Found him from Instagram music
Does anyone know what's the tunning for the first song?
zoulouetzara f# 3 string
No, I don't know
Great stuff, what is the tuning you're using, Derek?
D A D F# B E
Is that for all the pieces?
TheCompleteGuitarist i am sure for "Djarabi" "Kaira" and "Mama FC", i ve worked on thiese pieces, maybe it's the same for the other pieces...
Why the capo?
because it 'sings' better with the higher resonance
What is the name of the African man the composed this?
Toumani diabate
However talent he is. Sound of guitar is not sound of Cora. Please we don't have beetowen or Mozart but our griot are just the best for us
Very nice. However lets not use the word Griot. The original term is Jali. Means Blood. Why borrow the colonial word rather than the original one.
guitar is out of tune, unfortunately. Still a great presentation.