Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Rio Theatre

Grammy-winning vocal sensation Ladysmith Black Mambazo endures as the primary torch-bearer of a Zulu a cappella tradition known as isicathamiya, the traditional Zulu style featuring gorgeous voices, mouth percussion and cascading melodies accompanied by graceful choreography. The group became internationally famous when Paul Simon featured them on his 1986 album Graceland. Hundreds of international appearances in the years hence have earned the octet status as a globally renowned institution. Over their stellar forty plus year career, the group has demonstrated its melodic, harmonic and rhythmic versatility in recordings with an array of artists representing folk, rock, pop, soul, country, classical, hip-hop and world music...

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Grammy-winning vocal sensation Ladysmith Black Mambazo endures as the primary torch-bearer of a Zulu a cappella tradition known as isicathamiya, the traditional Zulu style featuring gorgeous voices, mouth percussion and cascading melodies accompanied by graceful choreography. The group became internationally famous when Paul Simon featured them on his 1986 album Graceland. Hundreds of international appearances in the years hence have earned the octet status as a globally renowned institution. Over their stellar forty plus year career, the group has demonstrated its melodic, harmonic and rhythmic versatility in recordings with an array of artists representing folk, rock, pop, soul, country, classical, hip-hop and world music. Their latest release, Songs From A Zulu Farm (Razor & Tie, 2011) recently received the Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.

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