Concord Nkabinde

Raised with church music, he became involved with many Gospel music Bands and later ventured into
the broader Music Industry. The desire to acquire more knowledge and experience, led to him
pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal. He then
went on to teach music full-time at the Federated Union of Black Arts (FUBA) & at Funda Art Centre,
before deciding to pursue a career as a session and touring Musician. Nkabinde soon became a
sought after Bass Guitarist, working with the likes of Abdullah Ibrahim, Zim Ngqawana, Joyous
Celebration, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Arno Carstens, Ray Phiri, Roy Ayers, Vusi Mahlasela,
Theuns Jordaan, McCoy Mrubata, Miriam Makeba, Ernie Smith & many more.

Concord has toured & performed internationally with great Artists like Johnny Clegg, Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, Ray Phiri, Phil Manzaniera, Zim Ngqawana, Darius Brubeck, Deepak Ram, Freshlyground
& many others. He has also performed with International Artists who toured South Africa, such as
Lionel Loueke (Benin/USA), Roy Ayers (USA), Colin “Black” Vearncombe (U.K.), Sergio Diaz (Brazil),
Efrain Toro (Puerto Rico), Eero Koivistoinen (Finland); Magnus Lindgren (Sweden), Nils Landgren
(Sweden), Bendik Hofseth (Norway); Edyta Gorniak (Poland) & others.
Concord Nkabinde has a driving passion for cross-cultural collaboration projects. The mission of
breaking down virtual boundaries that tend to divide people is a path he has embraced with both
hands and heart.