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For over fifty years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of theirnative South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape. Their musical efforts over the past four decades have garnered praise and accolades within the recording industry, but also solidified their identity as a cultural force to be reckoned with. Assembled in the early 1960s, in Durban South Africa, by Joseph Shabalala (still currently leading the group) - then a young farmboy turned factory worker -Joseph took the name Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Ladysmith being the name of Shabalala's rural hometown; Black being a reference to oxen, the strongest of all farm animals; and Mambazo being the Zulu word for axe, a symbol of the group's ability to "chop down" any singing rival who might challenge them. The group's path had a specific direction: "To bring this gospel of loving one another all over the world," Joseph says. However, he's quick to point out that the message is not specific to any one religious orientation. "Without hearing the lyrics, this music gets into the blood, because it comes from the blood," he says. "It evokes enthusiasm and excitement, regardless of what you follow spiritually."
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TRACK LISTINGS
01. Usasheba 3:36 --
02. Wozanawe 3:46 --
03. Izembe Mfana 3:06 - -
04. Nginomhlobo 3:17 --
05. Fkile 3:13 --
06. Amen 3:41 --
07. Nant' Ivangeli 3:55 --
08. Mamizolo 3:24 --
09. Yimalapha 3:34 --
10. No More Sorrow 3:30
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