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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith, South Africa • b. 1964-01-01

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is credited on 390 releases across 75 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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390

Pressings credited

75

Albums

5

Decades active

313

In collections

Biography

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They became known internationally after singing with American Paul Simon on his 1986 album Graceland. They have since won multiple awards, including five Grammy Awards the fifth of which they dedicated to the late former South African President Nelson Mandela. Formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, Ladysmith Black Mambazo became one of South Africa's most prolific musical groups. Their releases received gold and platinum disc honours in both South Africa and abroad. The group became a mobile academy of South African cultural heritage through their African indigenous isicathamiya music.

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Credited work

390 releases · 75 albums · active 1986–2025

  • Performance · 444
  • Other credits · 43
  • Production · 3

Studios: The Hit Factory · Avaf Studios · Studio Guillaume Tell · Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles

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