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Ladysmith Black Mambazo - In Harmony: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0016351010896
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Label: SHANACHIE
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: SHANACHIE
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: SHANACHIE
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Running Time: 75 minutes
Studio: SHANACHIE
Theatrical Release Date: October 19, 1999
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Editorial Review:
After Ladysmith Black Mambazo gained initial fame with American audiences thanks to Paul Simon's 1985 Graceland album, the group achieved tremendous popularity in the international music scene. This 1999 production begins with a fascinating interview with the group's leader and songwriter, Joseph Shabalala. The articulate Shabalala shares the origins of the group's name, his personal calling, and his dream to share South Africa's musical canon with the world while conveying an immense sense of power and vision not often found in today's music. The live concert performance at London's Royal Albert Hall is a "best of" performance that showcases the group's wonderful a cappella harmonies and the genius of Shabalala's writing. The songs (in both English and Zulu) celebrate universal themes, like the misunderstandings between the younger and older generations in "Sisesiqhingini" (Stupid Stupid Stupid). "Phansi Emigodini" (Deep down in the mines) is especially masterful in its use of repetitive rhythms and vocal sound effects to re-create the sounds of picks and hammers at work in the mines. These potent effects create a hauntingly realistic atmosphere and add a deeper, universal level of meaning to the Zulu lyrics. Notable too is the unique "tiptoe dancing" that accompanies many of the songs. This expressive style of dance focuses primarily on the feet, but at times encompasses the entire body and lends a rich, visual aspect to Ladysmith Black Mambazo's powerful music. Following the encore (Graceland's "Homeless") is a short segment featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo on location in the parks and streets of Los Angeles. --Tami Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Next best thing if you can't see them live
Saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo some years ago live and enjoyed their talents. Its nice to hear/see them and to get some extra info thats on the DVD as well.
Rating: - So much fun
I used to be in a choir. Whenever the director wanted us to do more than just sing the notes, she would mention Ladysmith Black Mambazo, like these guys knew how to do what she wanted, and anyone who bought a CD at the time could hear the luscious sound of a large group simultaneously thinking the same thing on an emotional level that would strike home in people's souls. After Paul Simon used them on his "Graceland" album, it wasn't hard to hear what they sounded like. Most people might ... Read More
Rating: - Soul touching harmonies
I have not purchased this DVD yet but I did see these blokes in a stage production called "The Song of Jacob Zulu" some years ago in Perth Western Australia and they as well as the story had a very big impact on my soul.
Rating: - well i havent purchased it yet!
hey folks , i have seen these guys in concert here in corpus christi texas...they are great and i have been waiting for this video for years now..cant wait to get it and see it...they are so animated in there motions and put so much feeling and emotionin there songs...you wont regret it!
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