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Alfa Yaya / Anna Magdalena

from Libraries on Fire by Derek Gripper

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    Recorded and Mastered by Simon Ratcliff at Sound and Motion Studios
    Guitar arrangements by Derek Gripper
    Guitar by Hermann Hauser III
    Cover by Twoshoes
    Produced by Derek Gripper

    Lampedusa and Miniyamba by Toumani Diabate and Sidiki Diabate
    Duga by Sekou Batourou Kouyate
    Salama, Bafoulabe, Korobali by Toumani Diabate and orig. performed with Ballake Sissoko for "New Ancient Strings"
    Si Naani by Toumani Diabate
    Alfa Yaya by Amadu Bansang Jobarteh
    Anna Magdalena by Derek Gripper

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Alfa Yaya orig. performed by Amadu Bansang Jobarteh

Alpha Yaya Diallo (1850–1912) led a resistance campaign against the French.

Not all people are born with equal abilities or moral values. Some are compassionate; some are not. Some are good; some are bad. Alfa Yaya Diallo was the name of a Fula ruler in Guinea, before the time of colonial rule. He had great compassion for his fellow man. He did everything he could for the powerless, the orphans, the disabled, the women who had never married. All these people were so grateful to him, that they would weep when they saw him. The childless woman, the fatherless child, all wept before Alfa Yaya, so moved were they by his generosity.

But not everyone liked what he was doing. Alfa Yaya had enemies too. At that time, in Guinea, the law was, if you killed someone, your punishment was death. So one night his enemies killed a man, and left the body next to Alfa Yaya’s house. The next day, the word got round that Alfa Yaya was being accused of murder. So he was arrested, and taken to be hung in a public place. This was a bitter day for all the people whom he had helped. They gathered around, and wept bitterly. 

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from Libraries on Fire, released June 1, 2016

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Derek Gripper Cape Town, South Africa

Derek Gripper creates original music from his diverse influences: Toumani Diabaté, Salif Keita, Arvo Part, and Egberto Gismonti. Derek has also spent many years performing and recording his own translations of Bach’s violin and cello music, infusing his interpretations with his lessons from the oral traditions of Africa. ... more

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