Derek Gripper performs new Cape music in Stellenbosch

Cape Town's international solo guitar player is back in SA

Cape Town guitarist Derek Gripper is a solo performer of new music from the Western Cape of South Africa. His intimate but virtuosic style of guitar playing combines the techniques of classical guitar with the imagery and mystery of the rural areas of the Cape.

Derek has just returned from concert appearances in Holland, Sweden and a big Guitar Festival in Denmark and will make a brief stop in the Western Cape before his upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland in November.

Derek Grippers CDs pay homage to musicians such as Brazil's Egberto Gismonti, Mali's Toumani Diabate and Japan’s Toru Takemitsu, uniting their work into new form of cyclical African music. His latest offering - a series of solo guitar works called Kai Kai - continues to explore connections to the work of Gismonti, van Heerden, and traditional Cape music.

Gripper's shows are a unique insight into South Africa and its music. Presented in countries around the world, his shows are true recitals with solo improvisations, story-telling, and an experience of an entirely unique guitar style.

So don’t miss out on this once only show, and be inspired by world-African guitar music!

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