Joseph Shabalala, founder of the South African a cappella vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, whose breathtakingly complex and scintillating harmonies shot the group to global fame in the 1980s when ...

Eight years ago director Mpumi “Supa” Mbele went to watch a live performance of South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Joburg Theatre with his son, who had no idea who they were but was amazed ...

Joseph Shabalala and members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo visited KCRW in 1988 to perform in the old basement studio. We share audio excerpts from that interview for this remembrance. Shabalala and ...

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pop & Hiss is premiering “No More Sorrow,” a track from the forthcoming album by South Africa’s venerated vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a ...

Well-known gospel artist Abram Shabalala is on comeback trail. Well-known gospel artist Abram Shabalala is on comeback trail and wants to assure his followers that he is back forever. After ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the state broadcaster reported Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the group and the government announced Tuesday.

Joseph Shabalala, founder of Grammy award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died at the age of 78, the group said Tuesday. “Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala. Our Founder, our Teacher and most ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo has lost its leader. Joseph Shabalala, the singer who formed the internationally renowned South African choral group, died Tuesday in Pretoria at age 78. The five-time Grammy ...