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“Djimbaseh” solo

“Djimbaseh” solo

Walter Strauss Music

Mali trip

Mali trip

Walter traveled to Mali to delve deeper into West African music right in the heart of it furthering his decade-long cross-cultural exploration. Click here to learn more.

Cross Cultural Collaboration

Cross Cultural Collaboration

Grammy-award winning kora player Toumani Diabate invited Walter to study with him and connect with Malian musicians. Click to learn more.

Music in Film

Music in Film

Walter recently composed some music for the Ken Burns / Artemis Joukowsky film "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War". A powerful documentary about a New England couple who smuggled hundreds out of WWll Europe. Tom Hanks is the voice of Waitstill Sharp and Marina Goldman is Martha Sharp.

Live and On Tour

"Walter playing Celtic Connections - a dream come true! And alongside Tony McManus too, we are in for a great night!"

Planet Solitaire

"...a glimpse into the ear-bending possibilities of bringing the harp-like phrasing and polyrhythms of West African kora music to the steel-string acoustic guitar" - Guitarist Magazine, 4 stars

Pulling Shadows

“The brilliant playing of Walter Strauss... What a lovely album it is!” – Bob Harris, legendary British music broadcaster, BBC Radio 2

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