Ilembe
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Ilembe | |||||
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Studio album by Ladysmith Black Mambazo | |||||
Released | February 26, 2007 | ||||
Recorded | 2005 - 2007 | ||||
Genre | Isicathamiya | ||||
Length | 54:30 | ||||
Label | Gallo Record Company | ||||
Producer | Joseph Shabalala | ||||
Ladysmith Black Mambazo chronology | |||||
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Ilembe is a 2007 album by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It was released on February 26, 2007 and did not feature collaborations, and was simply "Ladysmith Black Mambazo at its best", as the Gallo press release for the anticipated release put it.[1]
Songs on the album are primarily moral, but there are some religious compositions for which the group are well known. The title track, "Kuyafundw' Osizini" ("Learning From The Obstacles"), spoke of the obstacles faced by people in their lives. As Joseph Shabalala (the group's founder, lead singer, composer and director) put it,[2] "Don’t worry about the many things that are in your way. If you confront those obstacles and learn from them, you will teach others how to conquer the same kinds of obstacles. There are people who complain about everything, and they want to avoid doing things that are too hard, like school or a job. Those people should stay where they are and learn from their experiences."
The album was released in South Africa on the group's label Gallo (#CDGMP 40976), and was issued in the United Kingdom on the Warner Jazz label on April 16, 2007. The album will be issued in the United States in early 2008 under the title Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "Ommu Beno Mmu" ("Somebody And Somebody")
- "Kuyafundw' Osizini" ("Learning From The Obstacles")
- "Vela Nsizwa" ("Show Yourself, Young Man")
- "Let's Do It"
- "Umon' Usuk' Esweni" ("Jealous Eyes")
- "Sizobalanda" ("We Are Here")
- "This Is The Way We Do"
- "Iphel' Emasini" ("A Cockroach In The Milk" - Zulu proverb)
- "Asekhon' Amatshitshi" ("The Virgins Are Still There")
- "Hlala Nami" ("Stay With Me")
- "Prince of Peace"
- "Iphel' Emasini (Nature Effects)"
[edit] References
- ^ Ilembe, press release, Gallo Record Company (January 2007).
- ^ Rock Paper Scissors [1], Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu translations, October 2007.
- ^ Rock Paper Scissors [2], Ladysmith Black Mambazo Pays Tribute To Cultural Icon, October 2007.