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- "Joseph Shabalala: the leader of Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, In his own words"
- Summary: Joseph Shabalala describes how the vision for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to him in a dream -- in four-part harmony. Shabalala's voice takes on multiple characters as he talks about the transformative power of music in his life.
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Review of Joseph Shabalala: In his own words
Bill McKibben
Posted on November 12, 2004 at 04:37 AM
Shabalala has one of the most recognizeable and amazing speaking voices in the world of music, and the producers are wise enough to let us have it essentially unadorned, telling tales of great power. I can't imagine any serious public radio listener (whose interests have expanded beyond classical music) not being enthralled. And after Mandela and Tutu, he may be the great South African voice