Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Paul Simon - Rough Trade

Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Collaboration with Paul Simon - Journey of Dreams"
By 1988, Zulu choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo (named after the township of Ladysmith where they came together more than a decade ago) had received a coveted Grammy Award and had achieved International prominence and acclaim through there association with Paul Simon. The astonishing ten-piece group accompanied Simon on two tracks on his ground breaking Graceland album (Diamonds On the Soled of her Shoes and Homeless) and then toured the concerts of the world with him.
Journey Of Dreams unfolds the aspirations of a people to whom music is more than entertainment. To black Africa, music is a voice, a rallying cry, a mode of worship. On every one of those levels, Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a yardstick by which other ensembles are measured.