Performing the Music of Mali for Beginners

In exploring the roots of Jazz, we look to some of the musical approaches to emerge out of northwest Africa. In this series, guitarist Derek Gripper shows you how to approach kora music of Mali, and gives you introductory tools to performing the music on a guitar.

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Derek Gripper - Guitar
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Seton Hawkins - Producer