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SUMMARY:Music at Grace Farms | Derek Gripper and Alam Khan
DESCRIPTION:In a rare and remarkable collaboration\, GRAMMY®-nominated sarodist Alam Khan — son of the legendary Ali Akbar Khan — joins forces with one of South Africa’s most innovative guitarists\, Derek Gripper. Together\, Alam and Derek explore the heights of spontaneous creation\, re-imagining great African songs and Indian melodies in a virtuosic meeting of plucked strings within Grace Farms’ light-filled and fully glass-enclosed performance hall within the River building. \nThe two first met in 2025 over a cup of tea\, a meeting that led to a spontaneous trio recording with South African guitarist Guy Buttery. Alam went on to join Derek in concerts with Derek’s long-time collaborator\, the great Malian kora virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko\, and then in an intimate duo recording session in the hills of Berkeley\, California. \nAlam and Derek focus on their respective immersions in deep classical traditions: Alam brings a long apprenticeship under his father\, mastering the infinite art of raga improvisation within the Indian classical tradition\, Derek\, originally trained in European classical and early string music\, has spent years translating the complex language of the West African kora to the guitar. Through this long study of the 21-string harp\, he developed a unique language of cyclical improvisation\, breaking out of the bounds of composed music and using the polyrhythmic possibilities of classical guitar technique to re-imagine the beginnings of sound in string music\, from harps and bows of the African continent.
URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/music-at-grace-farms-derek-gripper-alam-khan
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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