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South Africa’s best known iscathamiya (Zulu a cappella) group have worked hard over nearly five decades to keep an ostensibly rather narrow musical palette fresh and appealing, with mixed results. While their contribution to Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland was a commercial and artistic triumph, subsequent pop collaborations at times compromised or dumbed down their four-part vocal harmonies, leading to justified criticisms and accusations of cheesiness.
Most recent Ladysmith albums have seen them return to their unaccompanied (some would say ‘unadulterated’) style, and this new one â€" the first part of a projected back-to-roots trilogy â€" continues that trend, while...
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