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Derek Gripper is a solo artist from Cape Town that has reached developing status across the organic house, indie, and art pop categories. Derek Gripper has released 14 live and studio albums and 22 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Dec 10, 2011 with his debut album titled The Sound of Water. His most recent album release was Meeting in Lucerne on Oct 30, 2024.
Derek Gripper's steady growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 85,399 on Spotify in the United States. He has become well known for his exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by more than 50,000 listeners and more than 10,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional nearly 500,000 listeners on Spotify through playlists. His top video on TikTok has nearly 300,000 views.There are also nearly 1,000 posts on Tik Tok with Derek Gripper's tracks featured on them. When you attend your next Derek Gripper show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.
You likely recognize Derek Gripper by his top tracks which include "Ana Na Ming - Cello and Guitar", "Ana - Cello and Guitar", and "Jarabi (Passion)". You might also listen to Derek Gripper due to his earliest albums such as The Sound of Water, One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali, and Libraries on Fire, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as Anouar Brahem, Dhafer Youssef, and Ballaké Sissoko.
| Album | Release Date | Album Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Sound of Water | Dec 10, 2011 | Album |
| One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali | Sep 1, 2012 | Album |
| Cassette Locale After Masanobu Fukuoka | Feb 14, 2014 | Single |
| Libraries on Fire | Nov 10, 2015 | Album |
| Mali in Oak | Mar 3, 2017 | Album |
| Bach Sonatas and Partitas: 2017 Session | Sep 22, 2018 | Album |
| Ana | Mar 6, 2020 | Single |
| Folon | Mar 13, 2020 | Single |
| Fanta & Felix | Mar 20, 2020 | Single |
| I Like the Motorcar | Mar 27, 2020 | Single |
| A Year of Swimming | Apr 3, 2020 | Album |
| Ana (Cello and Guitar) | Sep 18, 2020 | Single |
| Koortjie (Cello and Guitar) | Sep 25, 2020 | Single |
| Fanta and Felix (Cello and Guitar) | Oct 2, 2020 | Single |
| Saturday Morning in Boston | Oct 16, 2020 | Album |
| Live In Cape Town | Mar 5, 2021 | Album |
| Derek Gripper Plays Arvo Pärt | Apr 16, 2021 | Single |
| Blue Light For Julian Bream (Mono 1/4 Inch Version) | Aug 27, 2021 | Single |
| Billy Goes To Durban | Sep 24, 2021 | Album |
| Yamore Lullaby | Oct 1, 2021 | Single |
| Toumani's Jarabi 1987 (Solo Guitar) | Feb 18, 2022 | Single |
| Fanta's Tita 1971 (Solo Guitar) | Feb 18, 2022 | Single |
| Kaounding Cissoko (Live Solo Guitar) | Feb 25, 2022 | Single |
| One Night On Earth (Live in Concert) | Mar 4, 2022 | Album |
| Sleep Song, Part 9 (from Kaira) | Jul 29, 2022 | Single |
| Sleep Song, Part 11 (from Tubaka) | Aug 12, 2022 | Single |
| Sleep Song, Part 4 (from The Porcupine) | Aug 26, 2022 | Single |
| Sleep Songs For My Daughter | Oct 7, 2022 | Album |
| '56 Live in Cape Town (Duo Version Live in Concert) | Apr 21, 2023 | Single |
| Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude | Oct 20, 2023 | Single |
| Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II, Allemande | Nov 3, 2023 | Single |
| Lost Time: Bach Cello Suite No. 1 | Nov 10, 2023 | Album |
| Ninkoy | Apr 12, 2024 | Single |
| Basle | Apr 26, 2024 | Single |
| Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper | May 10, 2024 | Album |
| Meeting in Lucerne | Oct 30, 2024 | Album |
| Track | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| "'56" | One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali | Sep 1, 2012 |
| "Ana - Cello and Guitar" | Ana (Cello and Guitar) | Sep 18, 2020 |
| "Ana Na Ming - Cello and Guitar" | Saturday Morning in Boston | Oct 16, 2020 |
| "Ana" | A Year of Swimming | Apr 3, 2020 |
| "Elyne Road" | One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali | Sep 1, 2012 |
| "Jarabi (Passion)" | One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali | Sep 1, 2012 |
| "Kaira Konkoba" | Mali in Oak | Mar 3, 2017 |
| "Ninkoy" | Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper | May 10, 2024 |
| "Sleep Song, Part 11 (from Tubaka)" | Sleep Songs For My Daughter | Oct 7, 2022 |
| "Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Arr. by Derek Gripper)" | Bach Sonatas and Partitas: 2017 Session | Sep 22, 2018 |
| Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
|---|---|---|
| Ballaké Sissoko | organic house | 63,961 |
| Ablaye Cissoko | organic house | 29,268 |
| Anouar Brahem | soft jazz | 139,083 |
| Dhafer Youssef | organic house | 118,839 |
| Renaud Garcia-Fons | organic house | 35,879 |
| Seckou Keita | organic house | 21,880 |
| Rajery | organic house | 9,638 |
| Hadouk Trio | soft jazz | 25,231 |
| Constantinople | organic house | 21,412 |
| Vincent Ségal | jazz | 7,067 |
