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Ladysmith Black Mambazo first came together in the early 1960s under the gentle guidance of sweet-voiced Joseph Shabalala. His inspiration for the group came to him in a dream in which a choir of children sang and danced. Shabalala soon transferred that dream to real life when he formed Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is part of the time-honoured tradition of South African Zulu male choral music called isicathamiya (derived from the Zulu word meaning "to walk or step on one's toes lightly") The roots of isicathamiya goes back to the turn of the twentieth century when large groups of males left their homelands and families to find work and lived in all-male hostels in the cities and near the mines. These migrants didn't form football teams or the like, but instead turned towards singing as a means to stay close to their roots Ladysmith Black Mambazo released their first album in 1973. They have since produced over 30 albums since that time, including their collaboration on Paul Simon's "Graceland," in 1986. "Graceland" was one of the best selling albums of the eighties.
They have also sold over 1 million albums in the UK alone of their Star and the Wiseman album with the much loved Heinz commercial music Inkanyezi Nezazi.
They have come to represent the traditional culture of South Africa in the eyes of many music fans worldwide. They have been providing immense joy and entertainment to audiences for over 40 years and have recorded over 30 albums. This 34 track album highlights their career to date.
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Rain rain Beautiful Rain
2. How long ?.
3. Inkanyezi Nezazi
4. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
5. Nkosi Sikel'l - Africa Shosholoza
6. Hello My Baby
7. Knockin On Heavens Door
8. Music Knows No Boundaries
9. Sisesiqhingini
10. Wenza ngani
11. Homeless
12. Halala South Africa
13. Isimanga Salomhlaba
14. Dlondlobala njalo - remix
15. Amazing Grace
16. Silent Night
Disc 2
1. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
2. Mbube
3. Qed'usizi
4. New York City
5. Aint No Sunshine
6. Iningi liyabon Ububende
7. Udidekil'umhlaba
8. Because I Love You
9. Lifiklie Ivangeli - The Gospel has arrived
10. Chain Gang
11. Oh Happy Day
12. Abezizwa - remix
13. Isamanga Sikathewane
14. Black is Beautiful
15. Halleluya
16. Nomathemba
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