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]
Biography
Madala Kunene has recorded and collaborated with a host of artists namely
Guy Buttery, Max Lässer,
Debashish Bhattacharya, Steve Newman, Zawadi Yamungu, Mthuthu Ndebele,Baba Mokoena Serakong, Busi Mhlongo, Mabi Thobejane, The Forest Jam Band, Matthias Abaecherli, Carlo Menet, Jose Neto, Themba Mokoena, Changuito,
Syd Kitchen,
Madosini,
Airto Moreira,
Flora Purim and many others.