Madala Kunene
Affectionately known as "Bafo", Madala Kunene (born 17 April 1947) is a South African musician born in Kwa-Mashu, near Durban. Kunene started busking on Durban’s beach-front at the age of 7, making his first guitar out of a cooking oil tin and fish gut for the strings, soon becoming a popular performer in the townships.[1][2]
Madala Kunene | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Musician, Singer, Guitarist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, world |
| Labels | Forest Jam, |
Biography
Madala Kunene has recorded and collaborated with a host of artists namely Guy Buttery, Max Lässer, Debashish Bhattacharya, Steve Newman, Busi Mhlongo, Mabi Thobejane, Syd Kitchen, Madosini, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim and many others.
Discography
- Madala Kunene (1990)
- Outernational Meltdown – Healers Brew Compilation (1995)
- Outernational Meltdown – Free At Last Compilation (1995)
- King Of The Zulu Guitar Live Vol. 1 (1995)
- Kon'Ko Man (1996)
- Outernational Meltdown / Madala – Music With No Name (12") (1996)
- Freedom Countdown – Compilation (1996)
- Madala Kunene & Max Lässer – Madamax (1998)
- Oppikoppi – Bushveld Blast Live '98 – Various Artists Compilation (1998)
- Madala Kunene & Bernard Mndaweni – Uxolo (2005)
- Madala Kunene & Syd Kitchen – Bafo Bafo (2005)
- African Classics - King Of The Zulu Guitar – Compilation (2008)
- Madala Kunene & Baba Mokoena Serakoeng – First Double 1 & 2
- 1959 (2015)
- Khaya Records 7" Series Vol. III – with Guy Buttery (2017)
- Madala Kunene & Themba Mokoena – Durban Poison - At Last! (2019)
- Live @ 2018 NAF Grahamstown (2023)
- Konko Man Version2 - Live at Westville Theatre Club - with Guy Buttery (2023)
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