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Raise Your Spirit Higher
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HM, Raise Your Spirit Higher >>
You may have heard these guys on Paul Simon's
1986 masterpiece, Graceland, or perhaps saw
'em on Sesame Street (one of the show's top 3
requested segments). Known for their beautiful har-
monies, this large troupe has long ago crossed the
imaginary boundary between secular and sacred. i
Without a lady in the group.. their name refers to a I
hometown (Ladysmith), the color of the strong farm
animal -the oxen (Black), and the Zulu Word for axe
(Mambazo). With just their voices and the occasion-
al clicking tongues, these 10 guys create an aural
tapestry as soothing and intricate as their beautiful
Inative tribal shirts and robes. A story of tragedy and
strength underlies this world music release and
inspires its title, as band leader Joseph Shabalala's
wife was murdered by a masked gunman outside
their church in South Africa. No conviction has 9
been made. "At the time that this happened;' the ~
singer relates, "I tried to take my mind deep into
the spirit, because I know the truth is there. In my Sl
flesh, J might be angry, I might cry, 1 might suspect pi
somebody. But when I took my mind into the spirit, m
the Spirit told me to be calm and not to worry. Bad m
things happen, and the only thing to do is raise your m
spirit higher." 05/01/04
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