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Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a Grammy Award winning, South African a cappella singing group. The band has come to represent the traditional culture of South Africa in the eyes of many music fans worldwide. They are a national treasure of the new South Africa in part because they embody the traditions suppressed in the old South Africa. Ladysmith Black Mambazo brought South African Zulu vocals to attention when the appeared on Paul Simon’s multi-plantinum Graceland album. Their current album Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu, recently won the 2009 Grammy for best traditional world music.
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