Don Laka has toured in London, the United States, Canada and Austria, Russia, Chile, Cuba and Jamaica. He has achieved international recognition for his music in England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and the United States. Don Laka is the only South African jazz musician to achieve three platinum records and two gold records. He is also the owner of many prestigious awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 from the Mamelodi Community