The film also documents the complex history of Isicathamiya music – the musical idiom whose boundaries he helped to expand – regarding the political and musical forces that helped to form it.

Multiple Grammy awards including Best World Music & Best Traditional Album. Ladysmith began as a community singing group of Isicathamiya traditional Zulu tribal music which competed with other ...

who says the music came to him in a dream he had in 1964. Ladysmith Black Mambazo melds indigenous Zulu songs and dances with South African isicathamiya. Shabalala had recently converted to ...

Champions of isicathamiya music worldwide, the "Kholwa Brothers" from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, are appealing to the nation and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture for financial assistance to ...

the maskanda music of Zulu migrant workers; the township jazz of the 1940s and ’50s; the isicathamiya idiom made famous by Ladysmith Black Mambazo; the vocal harmonizations and bouncy rhythms of ...

In 1960 he formed a choir and they began singing isicathamiya music – the Zulu acapella tradition – at local weddings and entering competitions. By 1964 Shabalala’s choir was considered the ...

The group performs isicathamiya – a traditional music that originated with black mine workers in South Africa. During apartheid, the group chose to write peaceful music with messages of hope and ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo might not sing “When I’m 64” when they play Bombyx in Northampton on Feb. 18, but the renowned South African vocal group will reach that anniversary milestone this year.

The scope of winning entries reflects a snapshot of the remarkable work that has been coming out from the continent in the last decade, particularly within the documentary format. This year, African ...

Their music has also featured in several films. Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs at Joburg Theatre on May 25, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Grammy award-winning isicathamiya group Ladysmith ...