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| Ladysmith Black Mambazo - 18 jul Konserthuset Ladysmith Black Mambazo Showtime Juli 18 Konserthuset Stora salen 20:00 Mention African song and most people think of South African practitioners of the vocal arts - Solomon Linda, Miriam Makeba and perhaps more than anyone else in recent memory, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It is Ladysmith Black Mambazo who have come to represent the traditional culture of South Africa. They are regarded as South Africas cultural emissaries at home and around the world. In 1993, at Nelson Mandelas request, Black Mambazo accompanied the future President, and then South African President F.W. de Klerk, to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Mambazo sang again at President Mandelas inauguration in May of 1994. They are a national treasure of the new South Africa in part because they embody the traditions suppressed in the old South Africa. Its been more than fifteen years since Paul Simon made his initial trip to South Africa and met Joseph Shabalala and the other members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo in a recording studio in Johannesburg. Having listened to a cassette of their music sent by a DJ based in Los Angeles, Simon was captivated by the stirring sound of bass, alto and tenor harmonies. Simon incorporated the traditional sounds of black South Africa into the Graceland album, a project regarded by many as seminal to todays explosive interest in World Music. The traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called ISICATHAMIYA (Is-Cot-A-Me-Ya). It was born in the mines of South Africa. Black workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes and their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, they would entertain themselves after a six-day week by singing songs into the wee hours every Sunday morning. Cothoza Mfana they called themselves, tip toe guys, referring to the dance steps choreographed so as to not disturb the camp security guards. When miners returned to the homelands, the tradition returned with them. The name LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO came about as a result of winning every singing competition in which the group entered. Ladysmith is the hometown of the Shabalala family; Black makes reference to black oxen, considered to be the strongest on the farm. The Zulu word Mambazo refers to an ax - symbolic of the groups ability to chop down the competition. So good were they that after a time they were forbidden to enter the competitions but welcomed, of course, to entertain at them. A radio broadcast in 1970 brought about their first record contract. Since then the group has recorded over forty albums, selling over six million records at home and abroad, establishing them as the number one record selling group from Africa. Their work with Paul Simon on the Graceland album attracted a world of fans that never knew that the subtleties of Zulu harmony could be so captivating. Their first album release for the United States, SHAKA ZULU, was produced by Simon and won the Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Traditional Folk Album. Since then they have been nominated for a Grammy Award six additional times, including a nomination in 2001 for the album Live From Royal Albert Hall. A documentary film titled On Tip Toe: Gentle Steps To Freedom, which is the story of Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Short Documentary Film in 2001. In addition On Tip Toe: Gentle Steps to Freedom has been nominated for American televisions Emmy Award in 2002 for Best Cultural Documentary. The group has recorded with numerous artists from around the world besides Paul Simon. These include Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, The Wynans, Julia Fordham, George Clinton, Russell Watson, Ben Harper, Des Re and others. Their film work includes a featured appearance in Michael Jacksons video Moonwalker and Spike Lees Do It A Cappella. Black Mambazo provided soundtrack material for Disneys The Lion King Part II as well as Eddie Murphys Coming To America, Marlon Brandos A Dry White Season, and James Earl JonesCry The Beloved Country. Their performance with Paul Simon on Sesame Street is legendary - their appearance is one of the top three requested Sesame Street segments in history. Their list of commercial projects include CLIO Award winning commercials for 7 Up and Lifesavers Candy, as well as an on camera appearance for an IBM television campaign, Solutions For a Small Planet. Mambazo worked with the Steppenwolf Theater Company of Chicago to lend their singing and acting abilities to a play written about the apartheid era in South Africa. Premiering in Chicago in the spring of 1992 the play, The Song of Jacob Zulu, opened on Broadway in New York City in the spring of 93 and was nominated for six TONY AWARDS including Best Music for a Play. Joseph and the group also were honored with the prestigious Drama Desk Award for Best Original Score. In 1995 Joseph and Black Mambazo collaborated in the staging of Nomathemba, a musical based on the first song ever written by Shabalala. Nomathemba premiered in Chicago where once again the group received unanimous praise for it´s work and were awarded Chicago Theaters highest honor for Original Musical Score. Nomathemba went on to perform runs at Washington D.C. Kennedy Center and Bostons Shubert Theatre. The group has been invited to perform at many special occasions. One event, at the special invitation of President Mandela, was to perform for the Queen of England and the Royal Family at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Meeting the Queen, as well as other members of the Royal Family, was a stirring moment for the group. As Joseph later said, To think of all the people we have met over the years. People from North America, Europe, Asia, Australia. Presidents, dignitaries, movie stars, and now the Queen of England. It is quite a dream for a Zulu South African to dream. The group has also performed at two Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies, a recent performance for the Pope in Rome, South African Presidential inaugurations, the 1996 Summer Olympics, a Muhammad Ali television special, many music award shows from around the world, and many other special events. In the summer of 2002 Black Mambazo was again asked to represent their nation in London for a celebration for Queen Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary as Monarch. Dubbed The Party at the Palace, Ladysmith Black Mambazo joined with Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins and Sir Paul McCartney on McCartneys songs Hey Jude and All You Need Is Love. www.stockholmjazz.com Biljett Direkt 077-170 70 70 | |
| Helene Lundgren | 2004-06-10-11:52:58
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