Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Live In Cape Town (2021)

“Guy Buttery is something of a National treasure”, says South Africa’s leading newspaper The Mercury. As an internationally recognised musician, this multi-instrumentalist enjoys invitations to play sell-out performances all over the globe. The USA, UK, Australia, France, Brazil, and Italy have all welcomed him back year after year.
However, to simply label Guy Buttery as one of South Africa’s musical phenoms would be an injustice. His international role has surpassed merely performing concerts to foreign audiences. It has evolved into one as an ambassador of South African music, inspiring people across the world with his homegrown style at the very heart of his talent and tenacity. Guy’s distinct unification of South African guitar music is the musical advocate for everything positive and beautiful about the place he calls home.


Virtuoso guitarist Derek Gripper is a solo performer from the Western Cape of South Africa.
He has created extraordinary musical works by fusing the country's disparate creative traditions with styles from around the world. His music draws on European classical traditions, avant-garde Brazilian works, Malian kora works, Cape Town’s folk styles such as goema and vastrap, and Indian classical music. Mr. Gripper began his formal musical training at the age of six on the violin. Furthering his studies in India, Derek took up the guitar upon his return to South Africa. Meeting the late Alex van Heerden resulted in his first release on open record in 2002, with solo follow-up "Blomdoorns" showcasing his skills with an experimental 8-string guitar.

Tracklist:
1 01. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Duga (Alap & Jor Improvisations) (09:43)
1 02. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Duga (03:27)
1 03. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Ana (08:01)
1 04. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - I Know This Place (04:31)
1 05. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Koortjie (08:08)
1 06. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - The Upper Reaches (06:09)
1 07. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - Kya Baat (10:52)
1 08. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - In The Presence of... (05:15)
1 09. Guy Buttery, Derek Gripper - I Like The Motorcar (05:31)

Derek Gripper – classical guitar
Guy Buttery – acoustic guitar, sitar, mbira