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Rahim Alhaj And Derek Gripper at New York Guitar Festival at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center

Where

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
New York Guitar Festival

129 W 67th St.
New York, NY
Map
(212) 501-3330

When

Thu, June 26, 2025
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Derek Gripper
guitar, acoustic

About

Night Two of NYGF features South African guitarist Derek Gripper and the Iraqi-American oud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj. The evening offers a kind of musical family affair, as the Arab oud is generally considered to be the ancestor of the modern guitar. Gripper earned international acclaim (and more than a few โ€œhow did he do that?โ€ reactions) for his collection of West African kora music, transcribed from that 21-string harp to a standard 6-string classical guitar. AlHaj has taken the centuries-old tradition of Arab classical music and blended it with the sounds of contemporary Western music. Both have long lists of collaborators, including Gripperโ€™s album with American world music cellist Mike Block and AlHajโ€™s work with the Native American poet Joy Harjo...

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