Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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The members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

The unmistakable a cappella harmonies of South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo became well-known to pop audiences around the world with an unforgettable collaboration on the bestselling album Graceland by Paul Simon. But the group’s history extends many years on either side of that 1986 landmark; founded by Joseph Shabalala in the early 1960s, the group today features four of Shabalala’s sons and is a musical institution still touring the world on a regular basis.