About Kufala

The power of a great band can't be boiled down to ten tracks on one album; it lives within those musicians and their fans every night they step on stage. At Kufala Recordings, we strive to capture the raw power of great live music and deliver it directly to you, the fan. With our immediate distribution system, we deliver high-quality live recordings directly from the band to you; no radio edits, no studio effects, just a great live recording capturing the moment. Our fine products are available to be ordered at select performances, online and at local retailers. Kufala Recordings is dedicated to providing the music you want, when you want it and at a reasonable price. Artist-controlled and fan-friendly, the way music was meant to be.

KUFALA was founded in the summer of 2002 with a mission to release high quality live recordings within an artist friendly business model. We provide infrastructure services to artists and labels, which allow them to solicit pre-orders onsite, then manufacture and fulfill orders directly to a band's fans. We also offer numerous distribution options, which help maximize the exposure of the live releases, but still support studio album initiatives. While our primary focus is direct sales to a band's fans (direct fulfillment services) we have developed a significant retail distribution network.

For music fans we provide you easy legal access to live recordings from your favorite bands. You can rest assured that the artist is seeing real money from the sales of their live recordings.

KUFALA Recordings is currently based in Santa Monica, CA and is looking for great live acts to record and release live albums with. Please contact our A&R department (hyperlink to contact us page) if you think your band has what it takes.

Many people often ask what KUFALA means. While believed but not officially confirmed it means to BE HAPPY in an African Dialect spoken in eastern Zimbabwe. Once you receive your order we guarantee you will become quite KUFALA.