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Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs during the opening ceremony of the 123rd IOC session on July 5, 2011 in Durban. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
ALBERT MAZIBUKO

How Joseph Shabalala’s Mambazo chopped the competition down

The founder of the group’s openness to collaboration took Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s isicathamiya music around the globe

  • Kwanele Sosibo
8 min read