Исполнитель Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Диск Shaka Zulu
Дата релиза 1987
Стиль Ethnic, Африканская музыка
Sub-genre: Isicathamiya
Формат/качество MP3 format sound/256-320 Kbit
Продолжительность: 00:36:47
Размер: 49 MB + information: 35 MB
Info: Cover-art included

треклист:

01. Unomathemba [00:03:48] 4,72 MB
02. Hello My Baby [00:03:09] 4 MB
03. At Golgotha [00:03:56] 4,91 MB
04. King Of Kings [00:04:07] 5,02 MB
05. Lomhlaba Kawunoni (The Earth Never Gets Fat) [00:02:55] 3,62 MB
06. How Long? [00:03:05] 3,73 MB
07. Ikhaya Lamaqhawe (Home Of The Heroes) [00:03:13] 3,91 MB
08. Yibo Labo (These Are The Guys) [00:04:39] 5,75 MB
09. Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain [00:02:18] 2,97 MB
10. Wawusho Kubani? (Who Were You Talking To?) [00:05:32] 7,19 MB


Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Background information

The traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called ISICATHAMIYA (Is-Cot-A-Me-Ya). It was born in the mines
of South Africa. Black workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes and their families. Poorly housed
and paid worse, they would entertain themselves, after a six-day week, by singing songs into the wee hours every Sunday morning. Cothoza Mfana they called themselves, "tip toe guys", referring to the dance steps choreographed so as to not
disturb the camp security guards. When miners returned to the homelands, the tradition returned with them. There began a fierce, but social, competition held regularly and a highlight of everyone's social calendar. The winners were awarded a goat for their efforts and, of course, the adoration of their fans. These competitions are held even today in YMCA assembly halls and church basements throughout Zululand South Africa.The name LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO came about as a result of winning every singing competition in which the group entered. "Ladysmith" is the hometown of the Shabalala family; "Black" references the black oxen, considered to be the strongest on the farm. The Zulu word "Mambazo" refers to an ax - symbolic of the group's ability to "chop down" the competition. So good were they that after a time they were forbidden to enter the competitions but welcomed, of course, to entertain at them.Their first album release for the United States, "Shaka Zulu", was produced by Simon Garfunkel and won the Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Traditional Folk Recording.

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