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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2020 16:28:43 GMT -5
RIP Joseph Shabalala If you never heard these guys sing play the video below.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder, Joseph Shabalala, 78, died on Tuesday morning at Life Eugene Marais in Pretoria, group manager Xolani Majozi confirmed to TshisaLIVE.
Majozi said Shabalala was with his wife, Thokozile Shabalala, during his last moments.
"Yes it's true. Mr Shabalala passed on this morning. The group (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) is on tour in the US, but they have been informed and are devastated because the group is family."
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Post by whitefang on Feb 13, 2020 10:34:56 GMT -5
Nope. Never heard or heard OF these guys, or the recently deceased individual.
There harmonies are flawless however, and if Joseph was responsible for that, then it is a loss to the music world. And anyway, my sincerest condolences go out to his family and other loved ones. Whitefang
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 11:36:21 GMT -5
Paul Simon worked with them when he was in South Africa back in the day, That is how I found out about them.
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Post by whitefang on Feb 14, 2020 10:29:42 GMT -5
OK, that explains it. They worked on that Paul Simon LP I could never get into. Whitefang
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 18:31:16 GMT -5
OK, that explains it. They worked on that Paul Simon LP I could never get into. Whitefang I thought that album that he did in South Africa was awesome. The players he hired were awesome, as was Black Mombozo. One of my favorites of Paul Simon's works (after Simon and Garfunkel).
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Post by whitefang on Feb 15, 2020 10:36:12 GMT -5
Yeah, well.... "To each" and all. Whitefang
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