Bakithi Khumalo on TOur with Paul Simon

[Dr. Cheese]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/ar...?_r=1&ref=arts

Check out the photo in this article. Bakithi Khumalo is on tour with Paul Simon and he is playing that old Washburn bass he used on Graceland.

[Watch Carefully]

What a nice guy--friendly and full of life and smiles. He sat in with his wife's band 8/14 at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA. Quite a pleasure to hear him play and to chat with him about basses, touring and music.

Haven't had the pleasure of seeing him with Paul Simon, but my father-in-law saw the Philly show last month and loved it.

Hope to see/hear him again. At one point he was playing 5-str and another fellow was playing 6-str. I joked with his wife that she needs me to round out the roster on 4-string.

[AlvarHanso]

What a fantastic bass player! Graceland is an amazing album, and Bhakithi is one of the main reasons why!

[edmidlifecrisis]

He's playing a u-bass for some songs too. He was playing it when Simon was on Saturday Night Live.

PS He is fantastic!

[UnfortunateTony]

That dude is AMAZING. Some incredible basslines. Plus, he can make a bass sound like a tuba. How cool is that?!

[duckman]

Bakitha's playing on his humble Washburn is the perfect proof that you don't need a posh boutique bass or a 3K vintage instrument to create a superb tone and inspire countless basslovers. That man puts everything in perspective.