Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Friday, August 2, 2024
$53 Advance | $55 Day of Show
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
For 60 years, South Africa’s five-time Grammy Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter. It was Paul Simon’s 1987 Graceland album that introduced Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela designated the group “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors to the world,” a title the members carry with them with the highest honor.
$53 Advance | $55 Day of Show
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
For 60 years, South Africa’s five-time Grammy Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter. It was Paul Simon’s 1987 Graceland album that introduced Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela designated the group “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors to the world,” a title the members carry with them with the highest honor.
In 2018 the group received not one but two Grammy Award nominations for two separate albums, a first in the history of World Music. These two nominations brought their career total to 19 Grammy Award nominations. One of these albums, Shaka Zulu Revisited, won Best World Music Album. This was the group’s fifth Grammy Award win, the most for any World Music group.
In 2019, Ladysmith Black Mambazo collaborated for the third time with the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company on a production entitled Lindiwe and released an album with songs from the show.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has performed for millions of people, singing a message of peace, love and harmony. With their 2024 release, Soothe My Soul…Songs From Our South African Church, the group puts their own spin on gospel music.
Ever the engaging storytellers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have shared South African tales with audiences of all ages for decades. Their 2017 album, Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World, was recently nominated for Best Children’s Album at the Grammy Awards. Each song is paired with a story sharing the group’s message of peace and love. With songs such as “Love Your Neighbor,” “Everything’s So Stupid!” and “Old MacDonald Zulu Style,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo enchants young audiences with uplifting harmonies and plenty of laughter too.
“It isn’t merely the grace and power of their dancing or the beauty of their singing that rivets the attention, but the sheer joy and love that emanates from their being.” - Paul Simon
In 2019, Ladysmith Black Mambazo collaborated for the third time with the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company on a production entitled Lindiwe and released an album with songs from the show.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has performed for millions of people, singing a message of peace, love and harmony. With their 2024 release, Soothe My Soul…Songs From Our South African Church, the group puts their own spin on gospel music.
Ever the engaging storytellers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have shared South African tales with audiences of all ages for decades. Their 2017 album, Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World, was recently nominated for Best Children’s Album at the Grammy Awards. Each song is paired with a story sharing the group’s message of peace and love. With songs such as “Love Your Neighbor,” “Everything’s So Stupid!” and “Old MacDonald Zulu Style,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo enchants young audiences with uplifting harmonies and plenty of laughter too.
“It isn’t merely the grace and power of their dancing or the beauty of their singing that rivets the attention, but the sheer joy and love that emanates from their being.” - Paul Simon