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Ladysmith Black Mambazo on their way to the Annenberg Center
Alaina Johns
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been serenading the world for over fifty years, and this week, the group won its fourth Grammy. Their "Live: Singing For Peace Around the World" album nabbed the "Best World Music" category. Now, they're arriving in Philly for a one-night performance on Friday, January 31st.
The group was founded in the early 1960s by Joseph Shabalala, who still leads the singers today. Their style originated in the isacathamiya song tradition of South African mine workers who had little but their voices on their one day off per week, melded with a rich international Gospel sound. The fifteen-time Grammy nominees rose to international stardom in the late 1980s with their first Grammy win for the Paul Simon-produced "Shaka Zulu" (Best Folk Recording, 1988).
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is coming to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, on Friday, January 31 at 8pm. For tickets and more information, call 215-898-3900 or visit the Annenberg's website.
Photo: Members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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