Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Songs from a Zulu Farm – review

(Proper) Twenty-five years ago, a well-established Zulu vocal group teamed up with an American pop star with extraordinary results. Ladysmith Black Mambazo's contribution to Paul Simon's Graceland album brought the group success in the west that has continued ever since. They may not be wildly fashionable among many young South Africans, who look to black America for their inspiration, but Ladysmith have become one of the most successful live acts in the world, singing unaccompanied and in Zulu,...

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