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President Cheers Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Miami Herald, President Cheers Ladysmith Black Mambazo >>
Associated Press
PRETORIA, South Africa - President Thabo Mbeki on Monday congratulated South Africa's most famous a cappella ensemble on their Grammy win, which he said made him proud to be South African.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo picked up the award for best traditional world music album for "Raise Your Spirit Higher" at Sunday's 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
"This is the ultimate reward for a group that has entertained our country and millions abroad for more than four decades," Mbeki said in a statement released in the capital, Pretoria. "The people and government of South Africa salute this remarkable group of musicians on their achievement and look forward to being entertained by them for many more years to come."
Ladysmith's signature sound was introduced to the American public by Paul Simon's "Graceland" album, which captivated world audiences and won the Grammy Award for album of the year in 1986.
"Raise Your Spirit Higher," which fuses Zulu and gospel music traditions, is an album filled with hope for the future and deep faith.
It includes a tribute to lead singer Joseph Shabalala's wife of 30 years, who was murdered during the making of the record. 02/14/05 >> go there
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