Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 February 2007
  • Label: Gallo
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 50:41
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Joseph Shabalala, Michael Bishop, Martin Walters, Dave Love, Rajesh Jantilal, Robert Hoffman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Joseph Shabalala's a cappella group honour Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu kingdom, in a programme of isicathamiya singing first issued in South Africa simply as 'Ilembe'. The album won the South African Music Award for Best Traditional A Cappella Album and, in its American edition, the Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album.

Genres

Descriptors: choral, a-cappella, traditional, communal, vocal

Tracklist

  1. O Mmu Beno Mmu (2:40)
  2. Kuyafundw' Osizini (Ilembe) (4:48)
  3. Vela Nsizwa (5:13)
  4. Lets Do It (5:07)
  5. Umon' Usuk' Esweni (3:10)
  6. Sizobalanda (5:16)
  7. This Is The Way We Do (4:57)
  8. Iphel' Emasini (3:50)
  9. Asekhon' Amatshitshi (4:19)
  10. Hlala Nami (4:12)
  11. Prince Of Peace (3:19)
  12. Iphel' Emasini (Nature Effects) (3:50)

Credits

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