Joseph Shabalala was the leader of the internationally renowned Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and the best-known exponent of the unaccompanied male choral style known as isicathamiya. Appropriately, ...

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 ...

Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala (28 August 1940 – 11 February 2020) was a South African singer and musician who was the founder and musical director of the choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Bhekizizwe ...

When Joseph Bhekizizwe Shabalala died, I stopped in my tracks and just let the sadness pull me down. And then inspiration from his beacon of a life lifted me back up. Shabalala’s own response to the ...

Joseph Shabalala, founder of the acclaimed South African musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died in Pretoria on Tuesday. He was 78. Fans of the Grammy-winning South African vocal group Ladysmith ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. When Joseph Bhekizizwe Shabalala died, I stopped in my tracks and just let the sadness ...

His choral group acquired an international following and won Grammys after collaborating with Paul Simon on the album “Graceland.” By Jon Pareles Joseph Shabalala, the gentle-voiced South African ...

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 ...

Joseph Shabalala, the gentle-voiced South African songwriter whose choir, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, brought Zulu music to listeners worldwide, died Tuesday in a hospital in Pretoria. He was 78. The ...

Joseph Shabalala, founder of the acclaimed South African musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died in Pretoria on Tuesday. He was 78. Fans of the Grammy-winning South African vocal group Ladysmith ...