Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They became known internationally after singing with American Paul Simon on his 1986 album Graceland. They have since won multiple awards, including five Grammy Awards the fifth of which they dedicated to the late former South African President Nelson Mandela. Formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, Ladysmith Black Mambazo became one of South Africa's most prolific musical groups. Their releases received gold and platinum disc honours in both South Africa and abroad. The group became a mobile academy of South African cultural heritage through their African indigenous isicathamiya music.
Genre: afropop, world, south-african-choral
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Top Tracks
- Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- World in Union
- Lift Me Up (feat. Nico & Vinz, Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- Upendi (From "The Lion King 2 Simba’s Pride") - From "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride"/Soundtrack Version
- Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) - Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012
- I Know What I Know (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) - Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012
- Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo) - Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012
- Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
- Thula Ungakhlai (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- Shosholoza
- Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- Inkanyezi Nezazi (The Star and the Wiseman)
- Homeless
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- We Nhliziyo Yami
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Sisesiqhingini (Everything Is So Stupid)
- Kangivumanga
- Bread of Heaven (Wales Forever)
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