We sing about our lives, about the community. Many people here don't have jobs. But when they sing, they don't think about crime or doing bad things. Singing makes us strong. It's a stormy Saturday ...

Grammy award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo is continuing its mission to preserve and promote the rich heritage of isicathamiya music. The group's founder Joseph Shabalala died in 2020 in Pretoria at ...

From as far back as the 1960s, the traditional music group has made most people dance and comforted hundreds of thousands. It was founded by Dr Joseph Shabalala to preach peace. Given the social ...

Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu culture - Copyright AFP Jaafar ASHTIYEH Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu ...

KwaZulu-Natal isicathamiya group Kholwa Brothers received a warm welcome at King Shaka international airport on Wednesday after they were crowned world champions on Saturday in Los Angeles. Derrick ...

From one man’s dream to an inspiration for a nation, the music of South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been a source of strength and comfort for many. The group, which will perform on July 6 and ...

The name isicathamiya music doesn’t exactly roll off Western tongues. The singing style, pronounced is-cot-a-ME-Ya, was developed by mine workers in South Africa. Out of hard times came beautiful, ...

Five-time Grammy Award winning LadysmithBlack Mambazo will be hosting the first ever annual Isicathamiya awards, theCothoza Music Awards (COMAs), on 22 June at The Durban Playhouse. These awards have ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Phuphuma Love Minus is a flamboyantly, afro centric music ensemble ...

In the late '60s, Ladysmith Black Mambazo created a sensation in South Africa with their innovative take on isicathamiya, a traditional form of Zulu a cappella music. But it was the their contribution ...

Durban - Taking traditional isiZulu music to the world stage, award-winning Kholwa Brothers Isicathamiya choir will perform at the World Championships for Performing Arts in Los Angeles scheduled for ...

The Durban Black Drifters are an all-male vocal outfit with a sound reminiscent of the legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo. That sound is isicathamiya music - an indigenous Zulu music form that Mambazo ...