Gypsydish

from Planet Solitaire by Walter Strauss

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I drew inspiration for this composition from a colorful pool of sources: the late great Oklahoma songwriter Bob Childers, the great Spanish guitar traditions, and the kamal'ngoni, a West African hunter's harp. The song's groovy middle section is based on the masterful playing of my friend and collaborator, Malian kamal'ngoni player Mamadou Sidibe, and features a guitar exploration of the funky cross-rhythms typical of his instrument and playing.

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from Planet Solitaire, released May 22, 2014
WS : guitar

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Walter Strauss Occidental, California

This Californian guitar maestro’s songs are full of the groove and fire of an African dance party, the dynamics & textures of a string orchestra, and the back-porch soul of American roots music.

Walter performs globally, solo and in crosscultural collaborations, at venues as diverse as the Celtic Connections festival in Scotland, Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA, and Le Diplomat in Bamako, Mali.
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