Track Listing
1. Nomathemba
2. Hello My Baby - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Zap Mama
3. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Melissa Etheridge/Joe McBride
4. Homeless - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Sarah McLachlan
5. Rain Rain Beautiful Rain - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Natalie Merchant
6. How Long
7. Mbube - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Taj Mahal
8. Amazing Grace/Nearer My God To Thee - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Emmylou Harris
9. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
10. Inkanyezi Nezazi
11. Shosholoza - Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Lucky Dube/Bhekumuzi Luthuli/Hugh Masekela/Vusi Mahlasela/Nokukhanya/Phuzekhemisi/Thandiswa
12. Long Walk To Freedom (Halala South Africa)
13. Thula Thula (bonus track)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Joseph Shabalala, Martin Walters | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Proper Note | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Marie Daulne, Zap Mama (vocals).Additional personnel: Tanja Daese, Lene Noegaard Christensen (vocals).LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (2006) celebrates Ladysmith Black Mambazo's rich, prolific career via a concise 13-track set. For LONG WALK, the South African vocal group selected some of their finest compositions and rerecorded them with contributions from guest artists like Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, and Zap Mama.The track list features many of Ladysmith's biggest songs, including their 1973 international hit "Nomathemba," and two tracks from Paul Simon's GRACELAND (the recording that brought them to widespread attention in America). The group's unique sound, built on lush, layered harmonies, township-influenced song structures, and rhythmic clicks and whirs, is dazzlingly apparent on nearly every track. While not a comprehensive retrospective, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is an excellent sampler of this dynamic group's achievements.
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he 'Thula Thula' Shabalala solo, an improvisation of a traditional lullaby, is showstopping....The highlight is the gently lilting and uplifting 'Shosholoza'...JazzTimes (p.77) - [W]ith fresh recordings featuring a multicultural assortment of A-list guests....Most stirring is an exalted 'Shosholoza'...featuring a grand summit of South African music giants.
Down Beat
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