- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Official site for the ten member Grammy-winning a cappella mbube choir, headed by founder/composer Joseph Shabalala.
www.mambazo.com
- Wikipedia: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Features a hyperlinked biography of the singing a cappella group who've received two Grammy Awards for their rhythmic harmonies known as isicathamiya in South Africa.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo
- Primarily A Cappella: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Biography and discography of the group.
www.singers.com/ladysmith.html
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo Site
Discography, tour dates, and online store.
www.ladysmithblackmambazo.com
- NPR: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Live in Studio 4A
Features in-studio performance and discussion about the harmonies that trace back to the days when men would leave towns like Ladysmith to go off to work in South Africa's gold and diamond mines.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1672483
- African Music Encyclopedia: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Details the history of the band, their music, and their success.
www.africanmusic.org/artists/ladysmith.html
- World Music Central: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Features band biography with general news, discography, booking information, and resources for related music.
www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1129
- Mad Minute Music: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Profile of the South African group of isicathamiya singers and dancers, renowned for their work with Paul Simon on the Graceland album.
www.madminutemusic.com/artist.php?lng=e&artist;_id=33
- International Opus: Joseph Shabalala
Contains a biography of the founder of the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
www.internationalopus.com/cgi-bin/io.pl?mode=composer&composer;=78
- Memphis Flyer: Somebody Say... Joseph Shabalala
Article that describes the artist's development of Ladysmith Black Mambazo as well as his later firestorm of controversy and criticism from the Graceland project.
www.weeklywire.com/ww/02-09-98/memphis_mus.html
- Rock Paper Scissors: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - South African Soul
Describes the band's a cappella form, 'isicathamiya,' as inspiration. Includes sample tracks from the album, Raise Your Spirit Higher.
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/proj...
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