The idea for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to its founding leader, Joseph Shabalala, in his sleep. In 1964 the South African singer formed the traditional male choral group as a way to emulate the sounds of the Zulu isicathamiya harmonies he’d experienced in a recurring dream, adding younger vocalists to the earlier group he’d been […]
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