Live at the Royal Albert Hall Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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- Release Date: 10/19/1999
- Sales Rank: 38,182
- Label: SHANACHIE
- UPC: 016351662323
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall
| 1 | Introduction 0:46 |
| 2 | Vulani Amasango (Open The Gates) 4:16 |
| 3 | Ngamthola 6:00 |
| 4 | Hello My Baby 7:19 |
| 5 | Abadala 8:03 |
| 6 | King of Kings 6:47 |
| 7 | Wena Othanda 4:23 |
| 8 | Inkanyezi Nezazi (Star and the Wiseman) 6:26 |
| 9 | Ngothandaza Njalo (I Will Keep on Praying) 7:31 |
| 10 | Rain Rain Beautiful Rain 3:25 |
| 11 | Phansi Emigodini (Deep Down in the Mines) 13:37 |
| 12 | Homeless 5:44 |
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Editorial Reviews
Although they've been performing together for over 30 years and have made more than 40 records, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have never made a live album until this performance. This recording finds the group (and particularly leader Joseph Shabalala) at the peak of its powers before a sold-out crowd at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Running through a program consisting of 11 Shabalala compositions that will be familiar to fans, the group sings on themes of love ("Hello My Baby," "Ngamthola"), spirituality ("King of Kings," "Ngothandaza Njalo" [I Will Keep on Praying]), the weather ("Rain Rain Beautiful Rain"), and even Christmas ("Inkanyezi Nezazi" [Star and the Wiseman]). There's the requisite declaration of the group's musical superiority over competitors ("Vulani Amasango" [Open the Gates]) and the even more requisite rendition of "Homeless," a song that Shabalala co-wrote with Paul Simon and that Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed with him on the Graceland album. Highly recommended. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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