Bakithi Kumalo & The South African AllStars, with Cameroonian Singer Kaïssa Doumbè and featuring Morris Goldberg, David Bravo, and Maciek Schejbal
November 29 @ 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 • 8PM
Bakithi Kumalo & The South African AllStars, with Cameroonian Singer Kaïssa Doumbè and featuring Morris Goldberg, David Bravo, and Maciek Schejbal
$35.50 ADVANCE | $40.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/
Legendary South African bassist Bakithi Kumalo, renowned for his iconic bass lines in Paul Simon’s Graceland album, will grace the stage alongside his talented ensemble, The South African AllStars. Joining them is the soulful Cameroonian vocalist Kaïssa Doumbè, whose voice weaves traditional and modern influences, showcasing her resilience and appreciation for the world around her. Together, they will take you on a musical journey that blends foot-tapping South African tunes, jazz standards, and world fusion originals. Don’t miss this extraordinary collaboration that promises to leave you spellbound and inspired.
BAKITHI KUMALO – LEGENDARY, AWARD-WINNING SOUTH AFRICAN BASSIST
South African fretless bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter that has played on 4 Grammy-Award-winning albums, with credit on Paul Simon’s Graceland album for iconic bass lines in songs “You Can Call Me Al,” “Boy in the Bubble,” and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.”
Found at the heart and soul of modern-day anthems that have shaped our sense of music and culture as we know it, award-winning, multi-instrumentalist Bakithi Kumalo (Bah-Gee-Tee Koo-Ma-Low) is ranked among the top 50 bass players in the world by Bass Player Magazine. With a career spent touring alongside artists including Hugh Masekela, the Grateful Dead, Sting, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gloria Estefan, Derek Trucks, Miriam Makeba, and many others, his abilities extend to his solo work as a singer, percussionist, pianist and songwriter—in addition to his bass playing—presenting a culmination of diverse influences from throughout his life.