Madala Kunene & Foto Booth collaboration (Project Backdrop)

Madala Kunene is “Known as King of the Zulu guitar Madala's playing blends Blues and African Folk.

Madala Kunene was born in 1951 in Cato Manor, moving to the township of Kwa-Mashu, near Durban after his family were evicted by the Apartheid government.

He started busking on Durban's beachfront 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.”

The shoot, “project backdrop” was organised by “Foto Booth Durban”. The outfit that Madala is wearing was made out of one of the backdrops that Foto Booth used at events. They assigned us to pair with Madala and create an outfit for him that best suit his style. The painting at the back of the jacket is done by Nqobile Hlela.

The location of the shoot is Station Drive precinct, Umngeni rd, Durban, KwaZulu Natal.

We also tagged along in some of the pictures with the legend himself.