Rock Paper Scissors - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Raise Your Spirit Higher (Heads Up)

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"Wenyukela" from Raise Your Spirit Higher -- Wenyukela

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"Wenza Ngani?" from Raise Your Spirit Higher -- Wenyukela

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"Music Knows No Boundaries" from Raise Your Spirit Higher -- Wenyukela

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Articles, Interviews, and Reviews

Billboard, CD Review 01/17/04 >> read article >> go there

Associated Press, CD Review 01/30/04 >> read article

The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah's Birthday After-Party 02/06/04 >> read article >> go there

Link TV, Ladysmith Black Mambazo Feature 02/15/04 >> read article >> go there

A&E: Breakfast with the Arts , Wolfgang Sawallisch: Dvorak Slavonic Dances 02/22/04 >> read article >> go there

Billboard, Artist of the Day 03/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Blender, CD Review 03/01/04 >> read article

Chicago Tribune, "A" List Pick 02/13/04 >> read article

NY Times, Concert Pick 02/20/04 >> read article

National Post, Concert Preview 02/05/04 >> read article

Washington Post, Concert Preview 02/06/04 >> read article >> go there

The Boston Globe, Concert Pick 02/06/04 >> read article >> go there

Boston Globe, Ladysmith has strength in numbers 02/09/04 >> read article >> go there

San Francisco Chronicle, CD Review 01/25/04 >> read article >> go there

Ottawa Citizen, CD Review 02/07/04 >> read article

The Beat, All Over the Map 01/01/04 >> read article

The Beat, Technobeat 01/01/04 >> read article

Mother Jones Magazine, CD Review 03/01/04 >> read article

Offbeat Magazine, Cd Review 01/01/04 >> read article

Global Rhythm, The Kings of 01/04/04 >> read article

Sunday Times, Q&A 02/16/05 >> read article >> go there

Gazette (Montreal, QC), CD Review 02/12/04 >> read article

Media Jones, Raise Your Spirit Higher 04/01/04 >> read article

Time Out New York, Concert Preview 05/27/04 >> read article

Ann Arbor News, Concert Pick 06/12/04 >> read article >> go there

Columbia Flier, Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Still raising its voice in song 06/10/04 >> read article >> go there

Ann Arbor News, Ladysmith speaks to the spirit 06/17/04 >> read article >> go there

New Haven Advocate, One World, Updated 06/17/04 >> read article >> go there

Village Voice, CD Review 02/27/04 >> read article >> go there

Ottawa Citizen, Ladysmith rose from the farm to superstardom 01/23/04 >> read article

Down Beat, CD Review 04/01/04 >> read article

Boston Herald, Concert Preview 02/06/04 >> read article >> go there

Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), Concert Preview 02/08/04 >> read article

The Toronto Star, South Africa's best sing a strong, catchy message 02/19/04 >> read article

Chicago Sun Times, Vision lifts Shabalala's 'Spirit' 02/13/04 >> read article

Globe and Mail, Spirit-lifting humour and Zulu harmonies 02/21/04 >> read article

Grand Rapids Press, Gentle Men of Music ; Ladysmith Black Mambazo's global tours, 40 albums urge peace through song 02/08/04 >> read article

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, CD Review 01/29/04 >> read article

Grand Rapids Press, What is the sound of peace & harmony? Ladysmith Black Mambazo 02/13/04 >> read article >> go there

Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia, PA 02/26/04 >> read article >> go there

CNNMoney, Global sounds sustain oour shared cultures 01/29/01 >> read article

Plain Dealer, Impressive singing is deep, rich, as if coming from the Earth itself 03/08/04 >> read article

Downbeat Magazine, Heads Up Heralds South Africa 04/01/04 >> read article

Village Voice, Tribulations of St. Joseph 02/27/04 >> read article >> go there

HM, Raise Your Spirit Higher 05/01/04 >> read article

Illinois Entertainer, Freedom of Song 03/01/04 >> read article

Two River Times (NJ), Night Grooves 03/12/04 >> read article

Sunday Times (Johannesburg), Q&A 02/20/05 >> read article >> go there

The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO SPREADS HOPE 02/12/04 >> read article >> go there

The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal, LADYSMITH SONGS OFFER HOPE, INSPIRATION 02/11/04 >> read article >> go there

Riverfront Times (St. Louis, MO), Concert Preview 02/15/04 >> read article >> go there

Billings Gazette, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article >> go there

Times Union (Albany, NY), Fresh Track 02/20/04 >> read article

St. Louis Post Dispatch, Concert preview 02/11/04 >> read article

Time Out Chicago, Concert Pick 02/13/04 >> read article

Times Union (Albany, NY), South African soul The a cappella form `isicathamiya' is all about inspiration 02/19/04 >> read article

Poughkeepsie Journal, Music of a cappella troupe inspires hope, harmony 02/20/04 >> read article >> go there

NOW Toronto, CD Review 02/16/04 >> read article >> go there

The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), Critic's Picks 02/27/04 >> read article >> go there

News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), Best Bets 02/27/04 >> read article >> go there

The Daily Reflector, Peaceful music: South African musicians Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform Monday 02/27/04 >> read article

Greensboro News & Record, CD Review 02/26/04 >> read article

The Independent (Durham, NC), Freedom dreaming 03/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, CD Review 01/27/04 >> read article >> go there

Detroit Free Press, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Cleveland Free Press, CD Review 02/04/04 >> read article >> go there

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, CD Review 01/26/04 >> read article

Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), Faith to Ladysmith results in new album that’s a prize 01/27/04 >> read article >> go there

Arkansas Democrat Gazette, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

The Plain Dealer, CD Review 01/25/04 >> read article >> go there

Dallas Morning News, CD Review 03/04/04 >> read article

News & Record (Greenboro, NC), CD Review 02/26/04 >> read article

St. Paul Pioneer Press, Black Mambazo raises its spirit 02/13/04 >> read article

Go Triad, CD Review 02/26/04 >> read article

WFAA-TV Channel 8 (Dallas, TX), CD Review 03/03/04 >> read article

Herald-Sun, South African group's songs contain power to heal 02/27/04 >> read article

Cleveland Free Times, Out of Africa : The members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo raise their spirits higher 03/03/04 >> read article >> go there

Knoxville News Sentinel, Global sounds sustain our shared cultures 01/25/04 >> read article >> go there

The Independent, Concert Preview 02/20/04 >> read article

Halifax Chronicle Herald, CD Review 03/06/04 >> read article

Idaho Mountain Express, Tiptoeing with Ladysmith Black Mambazo 06/02/04 >> read article >> go there

Sojourners, Holistic Harmonies 04/01/04 >> read article

The News and Observer, Folk music from South Africa 03/03/04 >> read article

The Stamford Advocate, Get up! Ladysmith Black Mambazo raises your spirits higher 02/19/04 >> read article >> go there

The Daily Northwesterner, Ladysmith Black Mambazo reach 'Higher' 01/15/04 >> read article >> go there

Kalamazoo Gazette, Choral group witnessed change in native South Africa 02/06/04 >> read article

Orlando Sentinel, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

San Jose Mercury News, CD Review 02/15/04 >> read article

Birmingham News, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

City Pages, Pick 02/11/04 >> read article

Oakland Press (Pontiac, MI), CD Review 01/25/04 >> read article

Times Herald Record (Middletown, NY), CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

Cleveland Scene, Concert Pick 02/11/04 >> read article >> go there

Toledo Blade, CD Review 01/11/04 >> read article >> go there

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), CD Review 01/23/04 >> read article

The Free Lance-Star, Concert Preview 02/05/04 >> read article >> go there

Beacon Journal (Akron, OH), Ladysmith gives taste of Zulu culture 02/14/04 >> read article >> go there

Beakon Journal (Akron, OH), Message music 02/12/04 >> read article >> go there

Winston-Salem Journal, CD Review 02/05/04 >> read article

Morning Call (Allentown, PA), CD Review 02/07/04 >> read article

Houston Chronicle, CD Review 02/08/04 >> read article

Florida Today, CD Review 02/24/04 >> read article >> go there

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, CD Review 01/28/04 >> read article

The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA), CD Review 01/27/04 >> read article

Courier-News (Bridgewater, NJ), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Gazette (Schenectady, NY), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Home News Tribune (E. Brunswick, NJ), CD Review 01/30/04 >> read article

Daily News (Jacksonville, NC), CD Review 01/29/04 >> read article

Fresno Bee, CD Review 01/30/04 >> read article

Citizen (Auburn, NY), CD Review 01/31/04 >> read article

Kalamazoo Gazette, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

Ann Arbor News, CD Review 02/07/04 >> read article

Times Daily (Florence, AL), CD Review 01/30/04 >> read article

Watertown Daily Times (NY), CD Review 02/08/04 >> read article

Fayette Morning News (Springdale, AR), CD Review 02/02/04 >> read article

Kenosha News (WI), CD Review 02/14/04 >> read article

Globe-Gazette (Mason City, IA), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Sunday Telegram (Worcester, MA), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Daily Times (Salisbury, MD), CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Recorder (Amsterdam, NY), CD Review 02/05/04 >> read article

Record Searchlight, CD Review 01/29/04 >> read article

Sunday Magazine V.21, No.5 (Vancouver), Ladysmith Black Mambazo raises your spirit higher 05/01/04 >> read article

Mountain X-Press (Asheville, NC), The revolution will be harmonized 03/03/04 >> read article >> go there

Sing Out! , CD Review 09/01/03 >> read article

The Week, CD Review 03/05/04 >> read article

Black Diaspora, Cover Story 02/01/04 >> read article

Mid-Hudson Higland Post (Higland, NY), Concert Preview 02/18/04 >> read article

EPrism newsletter, CD Review 05/18/04 >> read article

Southern Ulster Pioneer (Highland, NY), Concert Preview 02/18/04 >> read article

Woodstock Times, Concert Preview 02/19/04 >> read article

New Paltz Times (Highland, NY), Concert Preview 02/19/04 >> read article

Flavorpill , Concert Preview 06/15/04 >> read article

Goodsounds.com, CD Review 03/19/04 >> read article >> go there

Black Radio Exclusive, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

The World, Global Hits 04/26/04 >> read article >> go there

The Gazette (Montreal, QC), Ladysmith sings with one voice 06/27/04 >> read article

Deseret News, Death of African musician leaves a hole in the heart 05/25/04 >> read article >> go there

Buffalo News, CD Review 12/12/03 >> read article

SABC News, South Africa anxiously awaits Grammy Award 02/13/05 >> read article >> go there

NPR's Morning Edition, Performance/Chat with Renee Montagne 02/13/04 >> read article >> go there

Portland Press Herald, Ladysmith Black Mambazo sings for love, hope and peace 07/01/04 >> read article

Portland Press Herald, Ladysmith draws thousands to L.L. Bean 07/05/04 >> read article

The Daily Times (Farmington, NM), CD Review 01/01/04 >> read article

City Newspaper (Rochester, NY), CD Review 12/23/04 >> read article >> go there

Splendid, CD Review 02/26/04 >> read article >> go there

Daily Campus (Storrs, CT), Ladysmith Black Mambazo to lay groove on U. Connecticut 02/27/04 >> read article

Inside World Music, CD Review 03/08/04 >> read article >> go there

Afropop Worldwide, Interview 01/27/04 >> read article >> go there

Africana.com, CD Review 02/16/04 >> read article >> go there

Downbeat, CD Review 04/01/04 >> read article

CNNMoney, Holistic Harmonies 04/04/04 >> read article

The Gazette (Montreal, QC), Euphoria in the streets: 07/02/04 >> read article

Sounds of Timeless Jazz, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Jus' Jazz, CD Review 01/01/04 >> read article

Phillyburbs.com, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Amazon.com, CD Review 01/05/04 >> read article >> go there

Pop Matters, CD Review 01/27/04 >> read article >> go there

NY Times, Concert Pick 06/18/04 >> read article

The Gazette (Montreal, QC), South African rhythms dominate tonight's show 06/30/04 >> read article

Oklahoman, CD Review 03/12/04 >> read article

Valley Times, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

Dirty Linen, CD Review 06/01/04 >> read article

United Press International, Ladysmith dealing with apartheid, death 12/05/03 >> read article

Jazzreview.com, CD Review 2 12/03/03 >> read article >> go there

Cranky Crow World, CD Review 01/01/04 >> read article >> go there

1340mag.com, CD Review 01/27/04 >> read article >> go there

Jazzreview.com, CD review 12/11/03 >> read article >> go there

Musictoday.com, CD review 12/15/03 >> read article >> go there

Smother.net, CD Review 12/14/03 >> read article >> go there

All About Jazz, CD Review 2 12/28/03 >> read article

World Music Central, CD Review 01/02/04 >> read article >> go there

Maximum Ink, Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- 2004 01/19/04 >> read article >> go there

O's Place, CD Review 01/30/04 >> read article

Midwest Record Recap, CD Review 12/08/03 >> read article

Athens News (Ohio), Grammy-winning group comes to HC 03/04/04 >> read article

ENJOYTHEMUSIC.COM, CD Review 03/01/04 >> read article >> go there

Caribbean Life - Brooklyn Edition, Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s Wenyukela raises the spirit higher 12/16/03 >> read article

Contra Costa Times, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

West County Times, CD Review 02/06/04 >> read article

Accent on Tampa Bay, CD Review 05/01/04 >> read article

BVS Reviews, Higher Spirits with Ladysmith Black Mambazo 03/24/04 >> read article >> go there

Paste (Decatur, GA), CD Review 06/01/04 >> read article

Paste Magazine, CD Review 10/12/04 >> read article >> go there

One Way Magazine, CD Review 02/01/04 >> read article

Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI), CD Review 04/30/04 >> read article

New York Times, An Aria for Post-Apartheid Africa: At Last, Opera Learns to Speak Your Language (if You Speak Zulu) 05/30/04 >> read article

World Cafe, Performance/Chat 06/25/04 >> read article >> go there

All About Jazz, CD review 12/15/03 >> read article >> go there

Sound and Vision Magazine, CD Review 06/01/04 >> read article

NPR -- Tavis Smiley Show, Ladysmith Black Mambazo 04/14/04 >> read article >> go there

National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Musicians in Their Own Words: Joseph Shabalala 03/08/03 >> go there

Los Angeles Times, Freedom to Celebrate for Black Mambazo 03/17/97 >> read article

New York Times, By Way of South Africa By Way of a Dream 02/25/95 >> read article