Photo: pic by Michael Flynn
Episode 52 is devoted to an African theme and features an interview recorded at Womad in 2016 with the choir leader Albert Mazibuko, who has been a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo since 1969. He talks about how Albert’s cousin Joseph Shabalala founded the choir in 1960, the problems the choir often encountered during the apartheid era, recording in London with Paul Simon and the long road to success that has seen them win international acclaim, Grammy awards, and being proclaimed "South Africa's cultural ambassadors".
Music Details
Manu Dibango
Lagos Go Slow
Manu Dibango
African Woodoo
Soul Makossa / GroupeFremeaux Colombini
Paul Simon
Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Paul Simon, Joseph Shabalala
Graceland
Sony Music
Jimmy Scott
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Trad : arranged by Arif Martin
The Source
Atlantic Records
Oumou Sangaré
Djorolen (Remix)
Oumou Sangaré
Africa Remix
Milan Music
The Soil
Hamba Uyosebenza (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Buhlebendalo Mda / Samkelo Lelethu Mdolomba / Luphindo Ngaxanga / Ntsika Ngxanga
Nostalgic Moments
Native Rhythms 2014
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
King of Kings
Joseph Shabalala
Shaka Zulu
Warner Music
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Houdesti
Vincent Segal
Chamber Music
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