Derek Gripper is one of South Africa’s leading guitarists, whose love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of its greatest works, changing the face of classical guitar…

When Gripper released One Night on Earth, his first album of kora translations, the classical guitar legend John Williams thought it was “absolutely impossible until I heard Derek Gripper do it,” while kora maestro Toumani Diabaté asked for confirmation that it was indeed just one person playing. Both invited Derek to collaborate.