SOLD OUT!! We've just added 2 SHOWS in PALO ALTO on January 22 and 23 !!

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Ballaké Sissoko (Mali, kora) & Derek Gripper (South Africa, guitar)

SANTA CRUZ IS SOLD OUT, WE HAVE ADDED SHOWS IN PALO ALTO - Please click HERE FOR TICKETS: 

Ballaké Sissoko is the greatest kora virtuoso in the world, a seminal improviser with an ability to unlock every possible nuance on the kora with subtleties rarely heard on any instrument - let alone the kora which is over 700 years old. 

Derek Gripper's love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of the greatest works of the instrument, changing the face of classical guitar and giving the instrument its very first African repertoire. 

Their performances and recordings are all achieved without any verbal communication, just a mutual love of their shared repertoire and the possibilities of the plucked string.

www.derekgripper.com | www.ballakesissoko.com