Colin Bass, born May 4, 1951, in London, England, is an English bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bass began performing professionally in 1968 as a guitarist with the Krisis before switching to bass guitar and joining Velvet Opera in 1970. Bass co-founded the pub rock band Clancy in 1971, performing on their studio albums Seriously Speaking in 1974 and Every Day in 1975. Joining the progressive rock band Camel in 1979, Bass performed on studio albums including I Can See Your House from Here in 1979 and Nude in 1981. Bass joined the world music group 3 Mustaphas 3 in 1984 under the pseudonym Sabah Habas Mustapha, performing with the group until 1991. Recording in Indonesia as Sabah Habas Mustapha, Bass released the single “Denpasar Moon” in 1993, featured on his 1994 album Denpasar Moon. Bass founded Kartini Music in 1997, releasing his debut solo studio album under his own name, An Outcast of the Islands, in 1998, and the Sabah Habas Mustapha album So La Li in 2000, which earned a nomination for a BBC Radio 3 World Music Award. Bass also produced albums for artists including Etran Finatawa and 9Bach's 2014 album Tincian.
