I heard The Boy in The Bubble (Graceland’s first track) for the first when I was in 6th grade. My dad played it for a friend and me one Saturday evening on my new CD player and I think my mouth fell open as soon as I heard that unique intro. I lack the vocabulary [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Music’
December 28, 2008
Isicathamiya
Amaryoni is probably the most influential Mbube group nowadays in South Africa. Again, they sing Isicathamiya. You might remember that theirs was my favorite cover of The Lion Sleeps Tonight:
What makes their music sound so different from Joseph Shabalala’s is that they mix isicathamiya sounds with Gospel and township styles.
Township music? [...]
December 19, 2008
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
If you read my post on South African Zulu music, you might remember that Isicathamiya is a musical style, originally from the mines, that consists of a cappella male voices singing smoothly and accompanied by tip-toe dancing.
This style was in fact introduced by Ladysmith Black Mambazo themselves, as they softened down the loud voices of [...]
