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Bakithi Kumalo (also Romanized as Bakhiti Kumalo, Baghiti Khumalo, pronounced bah-gee-tee koo-mah-low) is a bassist from South Africa, notable for working with Paul Simon as the backing bass player on Simon's albums from Graceland in 1986 to Surprise in 2006. He now works as a session player and soloist. He is known for frequently playing five-string and fretless bass guitars. He also appears on the Mickey Hart/Planet Drum album Supralingua. .