Imbongi
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Imbongi was the second release by the South African isicathamiya
group Ladysmith Black Mambazo
. It featured songs such as "Izinkomo Zikababa" ("Our Father's Cattle"), and "Sengikhumbule Nomathemba", which was a follow-up song to a previous Mambazo recording, "Nomathemba" (the name of a girl, "Hope").
Isicathamiya
Isicathamiya is a singing style that originated from the South African Zulus. In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing.-Background:...
group Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
. It featured songs such as "Izinkomo Zikababa" ("Our Father's Cattle"), and "Sengikhumbule Nomathemba", which was a follow-up song to a previous Mambazo recording, "Nomathemba" (the name of a girl, "Hope").
Track listing
- "Imbongi" ("Preacher")
- "Uthando" ("Love")
- "Abazali" ("Parents")
- "Awu! Phathaphatha"
- "Isimanga Sikathekwane" ("The Wonder of the Hammerkop")
- "Izinkomo Zikababa" ("Our Father's Cattle")
- "Mazulu Thandanani" ("Zulus, Love One Another")
- "Yithina Labo" ("We Are The Guys")
- "Bhala Mabhalane"
- "Ibhubhesi Lase Nyakatho" ("The Lion of the North")
- "Gijimani Wezintombi" ("Run, Girl")
- "Sengikhumbule Nomathemba" ("I Remember You, Nomathemba")
- "Imbongi" "- in the Xhosa tradition, an Imbongi sang the praises of the Paramount Chiefs"