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Don Laka
First Name: Donald
Other Names: Mahwetša
Last Name: Laka
Stage Name: Don Laka
Country: South Africa
Born: 1958
Primary Language: English

Participations

18
Songwriter
43
Producer
1
Keyboardist
2
Instrumentalist
2
Pianist
1
Composer
1
Adapter
Bio
Don Laka, also known as Donald Mahwetša Laka, is a Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, songwriter, music producer, and the creator of "kwaai-jazz" from South Africa. He started his first band in 1969, and in 1972 he released his debut album, which featured Ray Phiri on guitar. Between 1980 and 1981, Don joined the Afro-fusion group Sakhile, significantly influencing South African music. Concurrently, he recorded a major hit with the group "Oneness" before founding his own band, "Ymage," which produced an impressive 12 LPs over a decade. Don played a pivotal role in launching the record company that evolved into Kalawa Jazmee and, more recently, established the "Kwai-jazz" label, Bokone Music.
Discography
Albums11
Uno Mundo
Uno Mundo2020 • albumTracks: 10
I wanna be myself
I wanna be myself2019 • albumTracks: 6
Passion
Passion2019 • albumTracks: 11
Afro Chopin
Afro Chopin2019 • albumTracks: 11
Rebirth of Kwaai Jazz
Rebirth of Kwaai Jazz2019 • albumTracks: 10
Portraits
Portraits2019 • albumTracks: 10
Poison
Poison2018 • albumTracks: 10
Pyramid
Pyramid2017 • albumTracks: 15
Destiny
Destiny2017 • albumTracks: 12
Reflections
Reflections2017 • albumTracks: 14
The Essential
The Essential2016 • albumTracks: 26
Singles1
Why cant we live together (Remixes)
Why cant we live together (Remixes)2021 • singleTracks: 3
Labels5
Record Labels associated with Don Laka - past and current.
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