Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Live at Montreux

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Live at Montreux Review

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Live at Montreux Feature

• Featuring: Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC.
• Language: English.
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Run Time: 97 minutes.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO is the most famous and successful Zulu vocal group of all time. Founded and led by Joseph Shabalala in 1974, they quickly became hugely popular in their native South Africa, but it was their collaboration with Paul Simon on his classic Graceland album in the mideighties that brought them to a worldwide audience.

The group's stunning vocal harmonies, combining a number of bass voices with a single tenor and alto and with Shabalala singing lead, are instantly recognizable and extraordinarily powerful and their live shows are also a showcase for athletic Zulu dancing.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO has played Montreux on three occasions and this DVD is a combination from all three performances. It features classic tracks such as "Hello My Baby", "King Of Kings", and the song cowritten with Paul Simon, Homeless, which has become their signature tune.

As a bonus feature, these duplicate performances from other years are also included: 1. HOMELESS 2. NOMATHEMBA 3. HELLO MY BABY 4. HOMELESS

The main program is being simultaneously released on CD by Eagle Records (ER 20077-2)

Tracklisting:

1.WANGIBAMBEZELA (2000)

2. HELLO MY BABY (2000)

3. KING OF KINGS (2000)

4. WENA OTHANDA ABANTU (2000)

5. AMAZING GRACE (2000)

6. YIBO LABAFANA (1989)

7. KWATHATHA (1989)

8. HOMELESS (1989)

9. NKOSI SIKELELA (1989)

10. NOMATHEMBA (1987)

11. WINHLE LENTOMBI (1987)