The members of the South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo are magicians of sorts. They create sounds you didn't know existed, unveiling notes delivered straight from the deepest earth.

FARGO - Albert Mazibuko remembers the moment he knew his voice could make a difference. It was a Sunday morning in mid-October 1969 at home in South Africa. His cousin Joseph Shabalala had asked ...

This year, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is celebrating six decades of bringing joyous and uplifting music to people all over the world. Founded and originally led by Joseph Shabalala, the group celebrates ...

Often singing in a Zulu dialect that spikes like Puerto Rican Spanish melding with melodic French, Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed for two sold-out Caffé Lena crowds last Saturday. For the second ...

Benaroya Hall is a long way from the diamond mines of South Africa in the 19th century. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Grammy Award-winning, eight-member, all-male vocal group originally from Ladysmith, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) This Saturday, ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is one of those bands that you've listened to but probably never heard of. As one of the most celebrated and prolific African choral groups they first came to international ...

Renowned South African choral and Zulu traditional music maestro Bhekizizwe Shabalala of Ladysmith Black Mambazo has died. According to the South Africa Times, Shabalala died at a Pretoria Hospital ...