Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Genre: Township
Hometown: Ladysmith
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First introduced to world audiences by Paul Simon on his landmark 1986 record Graceland, South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have charmed listeners worldwide ever since. Influenced by both Zulu and Christian choral traditions, founder (and former member of the Blacks) Joseph Shabalala formed the group in 1974 and named them after the township where he lived. The group's singers magnificently coordinate Zulu vocal characteristics such as clicking sounds, high-pitched ululations, and a particular sense of melody laden with foot stomps and accompanying grunts to create an unforgettable aural and visual spectacle.

- Robert Leaver

First introduced to world audiences by Paul Simon on his landmark 1986 record Graceland, South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have charmed listeners worldwide ever since. Influenced by both Zulu and...

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		Be Still My Child (3:04)
		Amazing Grace (3:08)
		Ikhaya Lamaqhawe (3:14)
		Mbube (Lion Sleeps Tonight) (3:13)
		Bhasobha (Watch) (3:18)
		Ibhubesi (The Lion Song) (3:35)
		Wayibambezela (Don't Waste Her Time) (5:37)
		Ungakhohlwa (Don't Forget) (Album Verison) (3:22)
		Nomakanjani (Dark Or Blue) (3:23)
		Umusa Kankulunkulu (Mercy Of God) (3:26)
		Bavimb'indlela (The Stumbling Block) (3:18)
		Hamba Dompasi (No More Passbook) (3:39)
		Ukhalangami (You Cry For Me) (3:15)
		Udidekil' Umhlaba - (Lord's Work) (4:29)
		King Of Kings (4:07)
		Mbube (Wimoweh) (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (3:13)
		Ungayoni Into Enhle (Destroy Not This Beauty) (4:11)
		Music To Hear, Why Hear'st Thou Music Sadly (3:26)
		Unomathemba (3:47)
		Rain Chant (2:24)