Derek Gripper and Yacouba Sissoko at Freight & Salvage
Schedule
Wed Oct 06 2021 at 08:00 pm
Location
Freight & Salvage | Berkeley, CA
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It took *Derek Gripper untold hours of painstaking work to transcribe notefornote the complexcompositions of Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and find a way of playing them on sixstring guitar. The results appeared on his ninth album, One Night on Earth, recorded with an orchestra of crickets (who he didn’t invite). The album created an unprecedented meeting point between the written tradition of Western classical music and the oral tradition of the West African griots and most importantly allowed Derek to make many friends in the streets of Bamako without being able to speak a word of French or Bambara.Yacouba Sissoko was born in Kita, Mali, to a well-known djely family. Djelys for centuries they have been the traditional musicians and keepers of the factual history and fables of past rulers, nobles, social groups and families. The kora was the traditional instrument that djelys played.
Yacouba continues to blend effortlessly with other musical styles, whether it is performing Indian ragas or Appalachian tunes. Yacouba can be seen regularly touring with Regina Carter, Rachel Brown, Jordana de Lovely, Oran Etkin, Kavita Shah, Benyoro and his own band SIYA. His first solo CD SIYA was released in 2017.
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Where is it happening?
Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
