South Africa’s Legendary Ladysmith Black Mamabazo

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Heard On The Odyssey Series
Album Cover, World Music Network, 2003

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founded by Joseph Shabala in the early 1960s, has recorded over 60 albums that showcase their unique vocal style, expressed in the South African Zulu language.

Soundbed: Tk 1 LadysmithBlack Mambazo ‘Isimanga Solomhlaba’ CmplCD2 5.16
World 2002, Narada World, 2002 (‘That’s Amazing’)

Episode Credits

  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Host
  • Tom Blain Technical Director

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