LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

2023 Tour Dates Announced...USA Here We Come!!!

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Available now "Songs From Lindiwe" plus "Live from London 2000" bundled together as one download. This classic concert recording features founding member Joseph Shabalala and many of LBM's famous songs such as "Hello My Baby", "Long Walk To Freedom", "Homeless" and many more . This bundle is only available here exclusively for our fans. Please visit our store page for samples and download info.

Hello to all of our Friends. 
We hope everyone is safe & staying healthy. We hope you are following the new ways to stay healthy. We certainly are. Lots of news to share as well as lots of Thank You's for many people who helped us during the final week of our recent USA tour as shows began to cancel & our travel arrangements became difficult. 

Our concerts in April for Belgium & Netherlands have been postponed until 2021. Our concerts in the UK & Ireland for June have been postponed until 2021 as well. We hope we will return to the USA for concerts in late July & August. 

The final week of our recent USA tour was certainly part scary, part strange, but filled with so much love & support. 
On March 11 we arrived in Cincinnati Ohio for a sold out concert at Memorial Hall. About 4 hrs before the show, the city Mayor announced all large gatherings had to be canceled, so the show that evening was suddenly not happening. However our concert presenter Josh Steele & all his staff were so helpful & supportive to us. It was a strange moment...a sold out show being suddenly canceled & the new reality was becoming very real. Thanks to Josh & the staff at Memorial Hall who were so wonderful to us. They've already re-scheduled our concert to August 1 this year. We are really looking forward to coming back to Cincinnati & singing for our friends. 

When we left Cincinnati we were still able to perform some concerts however several shows had to be postponed...our concert in Buffalo (re-scheduled for August), our two concerts at the Barns of Wolf Trap in Vienna Virginia as well as our concert in Santa Barbara California (re-scheduled for August 11, 2020). 

Our concert in Los Angeles at UCLA on March 19 went on but under very strange conditions. The concert presenter there could have simply canceled the concert but they wanted to support us. Since our other concerts had canceled they had us arrive there earlier than scheduled & we did the concert on March 16. They also decided to do our concert with no audience but they filmed it so they could share our performance with the people who planned to be at the show!! We want to give out HUGE Thank You's to Kristy Edmunds, Fred Frumberg, Zarina Rico & all the other people at CAP Performances at UCLA who gave us sooo much support. They had us staying at a wonderful hotel on campus & made sure we had food & were safe during our time in Los Angeles. We can't thank them all enough for their support to us. We greatly look forward to returning to UCLA to sing for all the wonderful people who couldn't be at our concert. 

So we are now home with our families, being careful to make certain we are all healthy. Everyone is doing well. Again, we hope all of you are staying safe. This will pass, 
we all know. With love & support, everyone will make it through these awful times. This is when we all need to be the best we can be. Share your love! We will see you soon!

THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP SHOWS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.

These performances have been postponed. We will provide information on a rescheduled performance date as it becomes available. All current tickets will be honored on the future date. 

We greatly appreciate your patronage and apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact the Box Office at 703.255.1868.

ASBURY HALL BABEVILLE BUFFALO SHOW RESCHEDULED

 The Ladysmith Black Mambazo show scheduled for March 14th at Asbury Hall has been postponed to August 16th.  All tickets for the original date will be honored for the new date.  If you cannot make the newly rescheduled date, please contact at the Asbury Hall box office at 716.852.3835

UK Dates are now listed on our show page. Please visit the show page for more information about our upcoming tour of the United Kingdom this summer.

The final preparations for the funeral of the late founder of Isicathamiya group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala are being wrapped up.

Shabalala died in a Pretoria hospital, last week Tuesday after a long illness. 

READ: Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies, condolences pour in 

His illustrious music journey - spanning over 40 years - saw him win numerous awards including five Grammy Awards. 

Shabalala's music was not only enjoyed for its unique sound but also for the messages it drove. 

He is survived by his wife, Thoko Shabalala and their six children Nkosinathi, Msizi, Thulani, Sbongiseni, Thami and Cindy. 

Since the passing of the global icon last week Tuesday, the public has been in celebration of his time and life in a number of pre-funeral activities. 

Three memorial services were held in Ladysmith, Durban and Johannesburg this week. 

READ: Music icon Joseph Shabalala remembered at memorial service 

Singer, Mbuso Khoza celebrates Joseph Shabalala’s life in song and dance @ECR_Newswatch 

The group's manager, Xolani Majozi, says they are expecting a large number of people to flock into Shabalala's hometown, Ladysmith, to pay their last respects. 

"We are expecting over 6 000 people, and there might be more as most people in Ladysmith are looking forward to paying tribute and bid farewell to him." 

He added that with a large pool of people expected, safety and security measures had been put in place. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Shabalala will be getting a special send-off tomorrow, 22 February 2020. 

In a statement, Ramaphosa declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of Shabalala. He is expected to deliver the eulogy. 

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa among other dignitaries, members of the State, artists, friends and fans are expected to attend. 

Premier spokesperson Lennox Mabaso says they expect people from all spheres of life to be part of the final send-off. 

"We expect people from grassroot levels to high-class society, as he as was able to straddle all social status of humanity." 

Renowned music group, The Ndlovu Youth Choir have dedicated a heartfelt tribute to the late music giant. 

Ndlovu Youth Choir✔@ChoirAfrica 

Baba Joseph Shabalala we stand on your shoulders and your music will live forever. Lala ngoxolo Baba #JosephShabalala 

The Group's Conductor Ralf Schmitt says Shabalala's style of work will forever inspire him and his legacy will continue to live on. 

The funeral will be held at AG Magubane stadium in Ladysmith. 

Shabalala will be laid to rest at the Ladysmith Cemetery.

WE ARE POSTPONING OUR CONCERTS THIS WEEK TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF OUR FOUNDER, JOSEPH SHABALALA.  

Our shows Feb 20 in Los Angeles, Feb 21 in Santa Barbara & all shows in Berkeley Feb 22 & 23 are being changed to later dates. We are flying to South Africa Wednesday Feb 19 & will return to USA Feb 24. All concerts from then on will be as planned. The Los Angeles show will now be March 19, Santa Barbara is March 20 & Berkeley will be in August. We sincerely apologize for these changes. Thank you all for your continued support & beautiful uplifting messages.  
You truly keep us going. 

Please keep checking back for further updates.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans across the country will get an opportunity to celebrate the life of the late Joseph Shabalala this week. 

The Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder died on Tuesday at the age of 78. 

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday 18 February at the Ladysmith Indoor Sports Centre from 11am. 

READ: Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies 

Durban fans will get a chance to pay their respects the following day, Wednesday, from 1pm. 

Johannesburg fans and artists will hold their service on Thursday. 

The official funeral service will be held on Saturday 22 February at the AG Magubane Stadium in Ladysmith.