Derek Gripper & Alex Van Heerden

Artist: Derek Gripper & Alex Van Heerden

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this dynamic duo fearlessly crosses the boundaries between avant-garde and popular music, using 'vastrap' the ethnic dance music of the rural afrikaans-speakers as a starting point. the first serious collaboration between alex van heerden (trumpet, vocals, accordion, khoisan mouthbow) andhis brother inlaw derek gripper (guitar, viola) was the recording of the live album 'sagtevlei', where they expanded their sound to include a string quartet. at present they perform as a duo and are working on material for a second string album. their music dra...read more

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