Interview with Bassist Bakithi Kumalo - Sweetwater Minute Vol. 218

Check out Bakithi Kumalo's signature Kala U-Bass at Sweetwater here: bit.ly/SW_BakithiBass
Sweetwater Editorial Director Mitch Gallagher interviews world-famous bass player Bakithi Kumalo. Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Bakithi is best known as Paul Simon's bass player. He has also worked with Chaka Khan, Gloria Estefan, and Herbie Hancock.
Bakithi visited Sweetwater to help Kala introduce us to his signature U-Bass. Enjoy the interview, then click the link above to learn all about the Kala Bakithi Signature U-Bass!

[@jimparfitt2330]

Great interview! You let Bakithi talk plenty. I always appreciate a good interviewer, who asks good questions and then listens.
I also am struck by how warm of a guy Bakithi is... He's the consummate bass pro...!!

[@musicfordevelopmenttv8950]

Bakithi our African Legend

[@patricktraore4840]

how sweet this guy Bakithi is ! Nice interview !

[@IamtheActionman]

Amazing clip
Sweet Water rules

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

I played a regular Kala U-Bass before, the strings are like rubber, such a cool little bass with a big sound.

[@alecturemuseum]

Thinking of buying - love the tone.

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

I love the sound of that bass!

[@PutItAway101]

The shiny black strings sound really nice but they only last a few days before the frets start carving into the underside of them, and that makes the intonation irredeemably wonky. There are other strings that last longer, but none of them have that sweet sound. It's a pain.

[@sega62s]

gréât interview Mitch 🍻🍻🍻🍻👊🏻

[@unskilled_worker]

the OG mitch! bring back that hair.

[@WisersPlace]

Mm, yep, right,...sure...yep...