Ladysmith Black Mambazo leader Joseph Shabalala dead at 78

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[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I guess this time it's for real.

I thought "the leader" was killed twice before. I don't know if it was bad reporting back then or my memory, but it turns out they were his brothers...

  • " On 10 December 1991, Shabalala's brother and one of the bass members in the group, Headman Shabalala, was shot and killed by Sean Nicholas, a white off-duty security guard.[20][21] Headman's death was followed by the retirement of two members in 1993, and Shabalala recruited three of his sons into the group. "
  • " Joseph's brother Ben Shabalala, a former member of the group who had retired in 1993 after the death of Headman, was killed in a Durban suburb in June 2004.[15][27] "
    ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo

My favourite:
Ladysmith Black Mombazo Passage to Promise (feat. Andreas Vollenweider) (2:27)
I think it was first on Vollenweider's Book Of Roses album.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

  1. Felt the need to describe the man as white; failed to explain the context.

  2. No information about the killer is listed. I wonder why.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Ya, Wikipedia is hardly propaganda free. But it's always my first stop for the "official" narrative. Sometimes, that's enough. Sometimes it's just the start.

Thanks for actually looking. Sometimes I wonder if my links are ever worth the effort.