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G_j

(40,367 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:23 AM Feb 2020

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala has died

Source: Times LIVE

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder, Joseph Shabalala, 78, died on Tuesday morning at Life Eugene Marais in Pretoria, group manager Xolani Majozi confirmed to TshisaLIVE.

Majozi said Shabalala was with his wife, Thokozile Shabalala, during his last moments.

"Yes it's true. Mr Shabalala passed on this morning. The group (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) is on tour in the US, but they have been informed and are devastated because the group is family."

Majozi said Shabalala's family would issue an official statement later in the day.

Over the past few years Shabalala's health deteriorated, resulting in him retiring from the group in 2014.

Read more: https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2020-02-11-ladysmith-black-mambazo-founder-joseph-shabalala-has-died/

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala has died (Original Post) G_j Feb 2020 OP

Awww... What an amazing talent jberryhill Feb 2020 #1

He was a great man greymalkin415 Feb 2020 #2

Sad Docreed2003 Feb 2020 #3

I think I listened to Paul Simon's Graceland album OKNancy Feb 2020 #4

My wife and I saw them in concert pdxflyboy Feb 2020 #5

This is personally devastating to me, I am a huge fan Happyhippychick Feb 2020 #6

Wonderful group! Lars39 Feb 2020 #7

What a loss! Aristus Feb 2020 #8

Such sad news. I saw those amazing gentlemen numerous times. May he rest... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2020 #9

Thank you all your lasting beauty to and with the world, Mr. Shabalala. ancianita Feb 2020 #10

The world has lost another lovely man. Sigh. Jakes Progress Feb 2020 #11

We've lost an Angel... Talitha Feb 2020 #12

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Awww... What an amazing talent

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:36 AM

Feb 2020

greymalkin415

(11 posts)

2. He was a great man

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:37 AM

Feb 2020

And one of the most inspiring musicians to ever grace the planet

Docreed2003

(16,866 posts)

3. Sad

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:46 AM

Feb 2020

Such an amazingly talented group. Got to see them perform several times and was always amazed.

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

4. I think I listened to Paul Simon's Graceland album

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:51 AM

Feb 2020

a thousand times mostly because of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes and Homeless are my favorites.

pdxflyboy

(678 posts)

5. My wife and I saw them in concert

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:55 AM

Feb 2020

A year ago at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR. Their tight, a cappella songs, sung in Maasai dialect, were so beautiful that I got goosebumps.

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)

6. This is personally devastating to me, I am a huge fan

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 11:59 AM

Feb 2020

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

7. Wonderful group!

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:07 PM

Feb 2020

Paul Simon credits their collaboration with helping to end Apartheid.
One of my favorite songs is

Aristus

(66,402 posts)

8. What a loss!

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:25 PM

Feb 2020

Ladysmith Black Mombazo inspired my love of African choral music.

Some of their songs are so beautiful, it just makes your heart ache.

Their rendition of "Amazing Grace" is one of the most astonishingly lovely I've ever heard.