Paul Simon's Graceland Fretless Basslines Lesson by Bakithi Kumalo

Bakithi Kumalo demonstrates how to play the Fretless bass lines from Paul Simon's Graceland album. He is playing an ANSIR Avandaro bass through an SVT Mic Pre and a Thunderfunk amp with a Dr Bass 2x12 and 1x15 cabinet. Produced and Engineered at Pigtronix studio by David Koltai. The songs featured are Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al, and The Boy in the Bubble. Enjoy!

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• Bakithi Kumalo
• Paul Simon
• Graceland
• the boy in bubble
• diamonds on soles of her shoes
• you can call me al
• pigtronix
• ansir music
• bass lessons
• afro pop
• slap
• african jazz
• world music
• fela
• mickey hart
• avandaro bass fretless

[AyatollahWatts]

What I love about this is Bakithi is playing this as if he's remembering an old friend..

[Mrsfatblackchick]

got to love that ansir bass

[1ralton1]

Beautiful... Really Beautiful......

[megavega4]

Bakithi would sound amazing playing a warped 2x4 with rusted wire thru a paper cup... the sound is in his hands ... his soul.. and his mind. 25 years later I'm still in awe...

[jamone951345]

Does anyone know if there is a video out there with him playing bass on the song, "Boy in the Bubble"? The bass playing on that song is nothing short of amazing.

[SirHanger18]

That bass is pure sex.

[tobarrr]

this makes me want a fretless bass so bad :D

[jlesford]

the man is pure genius!

[5funnykids]

Lookin good daddy!

[stuCammish]

my god what an insaration to us all, Iv been wanting to learn his music for such a long time!!!!!

Duz anyone no if he's got any dvd's / books to learn from? Iv looked and cant find any!!!! :(

[blueblob4]

Does anyone know if that was him playing the underlying bass line in "The Boy in the Bubble"? I assume it is, but it sounds an awfully like a trombone.