Bakithi Kumalo and The South African All-Stars

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Mar 14, 2026

Bakithi Kumalo, creator of iconic bass lines heard on classics like "You Can Call Me Al", brings Paul Simon's Grammy-winning album GRACELAND to life with The South African All-Stars.

Halloran Centre

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Pricing: $52.65
Approx. Run Time: 1 hr & 30 mins Doors open 1 hour before show
Recommended Age: All Ages

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Saturday, March 14 Sat, Mar 14 7:30 PM

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About Bakithi Kumalo and The South African All-Stars

Featuring South African fretless bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Bakithi Kumalo, this experience includes songs from the iconic Graceland album by Paul Simon, featuring Grammy-award winning hits such as, “You Can Call Me Al”, “The 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 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.

Other Powerful Collaborations

Alicia Keys, Herbie Hancock, and The Susan Tedeshi Band, Chico Cesar, Laurie Anderson, Gerald Albright, Randy Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., Bob James, Angelique Kidjo, Jon Cicada, Josh Groban, Mickey Hart, Chris Botti, and more.

Musical Longevity

Kumalo has toured with Paul Simon's Graceland band for over 35 years.

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It's been many years since I recorded it in South Africa, but I still remember the first time I heard the enormous, incredible sound Bakithi got out of his bass - almost like a horn, but so primal.

Paul Simon