p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; color: #000000} Ladysmith Black Mambazo founding member Joseph Shabalala gestures to the audience during the group's performance at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia., Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the state broadcaster reported Tuesday . Shabalala died at a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, Tuesday morning, his family confirmed to local media.
He is world-known for his leadership of the choral group founded in 1964 that shot to world acclaim, collaborating with album and others. The haunting, often a cappella singing style known as isicathamiya helped to make the group one of South Africa’s most recognized performers on the world stage. The South African government in a tweet extended its condolences. “Rest in peace, you have fulfilled your purpose,” it said. The death was announced as the country prepared to mark since the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which led to the end of the country’s brutal system of racial oppression known as apartheid.
Shabalala retired from Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 2014 but made occasional appearances at its events. He had been hospitalized several times since 2017. “The group is on tour in the U.S., but they have been informed and are devastated because the group is family,” manager Xolani Majozi told local media outlet Timeslive.
Sad day for African music. He was a legend.
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