◇ image via WikipediaLadysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Des'ree, Hugh Masekela, Nico & Vinz, Paul Simon and The Winans. Those roots explain a lot about how Ladysmith Black Mambazo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Orchestra Baobab, Amadou & Mariam and Baaba Maal, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Manu Dibango, Dan Croll, Dolly Parton, Cat Stevens and B*Witched, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Ladysmith Black Mambazo, reaching back through Des'ree and forward to Manu Dibango. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They became known internationally recognised 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.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo connections
Ladysmith Black Mambazo grew out of Des'ree, Hugh Masekela, Nico & Vinz and Paul Simon, shares an orbit with Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Orchestra Baobab and Amadou & Mariam, went on to shape Manu Dibango, Dan Croll, Dolly Parton and Cat Stevens. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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