Durban Laverde (born 1951 in Caracas), is a Venezuelan born bass guitarist, keyboardist, session musician, and producer. In the late 60s he moved to the UK. He has appeared on numerous albums and singles since the 1970s for a diverse range of recording artists, including Joan Armatrading, Ali Thompson, Jimmy Page (on his 1988 Outrider solo album), Blue Murder, Vox, and French singer Lizzy Mercier Descloux’s backing group. In 1986/87 he was a studio member of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and played i.e. bass on their 1986 album [m=3599]. However, he did not tour with the band. Laverde has also recorded under the name Durban Betancourt. In 1991 he returned to Venezuela where he works as owner and producer of Que Karma Records