Ushaka

by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ushaka cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 October 1977
  • Label: Gallo Record Company
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 34:24
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: West Nkosi

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Named for Shaka, the founding king of the Zulu nation, 'Ushaka' belongs to the group's prolific run of Gallo recordings in the decade after they won the major Durban choir competitions. It includes 'Hamba Nhliziyo Yami', composed by Joseph Shabalala in the close-harmony mbube style from which isicathamiya developed.

Genres

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

Tracklist

  1. uShaka (2:55)
  2. Awu! Wemadoda (3:01)
  3. Hamba Nhliziyo Yami (2:53)
  4. Intombi Mayiqoma (2:52)
  5. Ukuthula Zinsizwa (2:51)
  6. Lomhlaba Kawunoni (The Earth Never Gets Fat) (2:48)
  7. Ayilwanga (2:38)
  8. Zehla Entabeni (2:51)
  9. Ikhaya Labangcwele (3:03)
  10. Yangiluma Inkukhu (2:57)
  11. Ngeke Ngiphinde (2:39)
  12. Iya Bhompa (2:50)

Credits

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