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11-20-2005, 12:06 AM
| | Life's like a movie, write your own ending | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York, NY | | | Bakithi Kumalo at Satalla (pictures included)
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(standard 2:00 in the morning disclaimer - if this post seems a bit disorganized, that's because it's 2:00 in the morning)
Some of you may remember a thread I posted in August when I went to a concert in Huntington featuring Steve Adelson and Bakithi Kumalo.
I found out this month that Bakithi and his band were playing at Satalla this evening (I'm on Satalla's mailing list because I've been there before) so I went to the show tonight.
I think when he's the bandleader, not part of a backing band, he usually plays the fretted bass - he only played fretless for one or two songs tonight. They surprised me by jamming on the theme of "You Can Call Me Al", complete with the two bass solos (although the drummer wasn't familiar with the structure of the song and forgot to stop playing both times it came up).
At one point he brought up this young bassist he knew who was very talented; she played one or two numbers while he played drums. He also brought up a singer for one song. This show had a lot of percussion - not only did he have a drummer and two percussionists, but he played djembe and congas a few times.
I didn't recognize his basses, so after the show I asked him about them. He said they were built by Bass Loft (?) or something I hadn't heard of. The fretted bass was a 35" scale set-neck 6 string, and the fretless was a short scale (32" ?) neck-through 4-string with a MM pickup.
Some pictures from after the show:    |
11-20-2005, 12:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: SoCal | | | Huh. Well, to be honest, I'm not at all familiar with him, but he looks like a great guy! I like folks that aren't condescending - especially when they hand out their moneymaking machine like halloween candy!
Could you recommend some albums with him playing?
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11-20-2005, 03:58 AM
| | | | Good to hear that he's still at it! I love his playing - definitely a mother.Unfortunately, he hasn't been very exposed and his albums are hard find. Not 'Graceland' ofcourse, but his own albums 'Step on the Bassline', 'San Bonan' and 'In Front of My Eyes' - worth looking into! |
11-20-2005, 10:04 AM
| | Life's like a movie, write your own ending | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lackey Huh. Well, to be honest, I'm not at all familiar with him, but he looks like a great guy! I like folks that aren't condescending - especially when they hand out their moneymaking machine like halloween candy!
Could you recommend some albums with him playing? | Of the Paul Simon albums, Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints are the best to actually hear him. He played on about half the tracks on You're the One but he's not "featured" as much as he is on the other two albums.
He's also worked with Laurie Anderson, Cyndi Lauper, Hugh Masekela, and others (I haven't heard those albums). |
11-20-2005, 10:37 AM
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11-20-2005, 10:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Long Island, New York | | | Yeah I live on Long Island and I still have yet to see Bakithi, I know he's a fantastic player. I know he used to play shows right by Stony brook University (it's where I go to school). Next time you hear that hes around PM me!!
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11-20-2005, 11:01 AM
|  | (((o))) Moderator | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium | | | Very cool, I absolutely love his playing on Graceland, but he is quite "unknown", aside from Graceland his other albums are very difficult to find. |
11-20-2005, 08:23 PM
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11-20-2005, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by emjazz | I think that's her. |
11-20-2005, 11:24 PM
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11-22-2005, 01:04 AM
| | | | i actually live on LI as well so PM me as well if he is playing or any other bass great for that matter. I meet him my senior year he came into my film class and we recorded his lecture on apartheid for those who dont know he grew up in south africa during it. he also played a couple of tunes for us including "You Can Call Me Al" and after it was over he let me play the fretless acoustic that he was playing too bad I was a major newbie at the time. oh well he is a really nice guy and I'd love to see him play again
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11-22-2005, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Eli Maniscalco Of the Paul Simon albums, Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints are the best to actually hear him. He played on about half the tracks on You're the One but he's not "featured" as much as he is on the other two albums.
He's also worked with Laurie Anderson, Cyndi Lauper, Hugh Masekela, and others (I haven't heard those albums). | I think Rhythm of the Saints has Armand Sabbal-Lecco.
If you never heard Bakhiti, Graceland is the one to get. That record sent me for a loop! I almost ripped out the frets on my first bass when I heard it back in '87.
his solo albums are good too.
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11-22-2005, 09:57 PM
| | Life's like a movie, write your own ending | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Blackbird I think Rhythm of the Saints has Armand Sabbal-Lecco. | Yes. I think Bakithi only played on 3 songs.
One of which was "The Coast," a perfect example of restraint in fretless playing. He pretty much stays in the background on that one - nothing fancy, no glissandi, etc.
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12-14-2005, 03:14 PM
| | Howzit brah | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kauai, HI | | | I know this is an old one but I just watched the Graceland concert in Africa on dvd last night (thanks Netflix). Granted his sound isn't as great as on the album but it's still pretty damn good. He grooves out the whole time! Plays the fretless Washburn mostly (sometimes with a pick) but also uses a couple different fretted basses. Just wish they would have shown him more. Great stuff - although Paul Simon isn't the best...umm...front man/performer. Let's just say his dance moves weren't the best of the night, haha.
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12-14-2005, 03:59 PM
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Tal is wicked on bass!
Anyone heard San Bonan? It is a great album. |
12-14-2005, 06:40 PM
| | Life's like a movie, write your own ending | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York, NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Muzique Fann I know this is an old one but I just watched the Graceland concert in Africa on dvd last night (thanks Netflix). Granted his sound isn't as great as on the album but it's still pretty damn good. He grooves out the whole time! Plays the fretless Washburn mostly (sometimes with a pick) but also uses a couple different fretted basses. Just wish they would have shown him more. Great stuff - although Paul Simon isn't the best...umm...front man/performer. Let's just say his dance moves weren't the best of the night, haha. | That is one of my favorite DVDs. It's fun to watch for the continuity errors, when he's shown playing one bass and you hear that it's obviously the other one (they did two performances there). |
12-15-2005, 12:27 PM
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