About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella, Take 6, Acappella, Mahotella Queens, Banana Boat, Straight No Chaser, The Real Group, The Persuasions, Acapella Vocal Band, Mosaic, The Swingle Singers, Van Canto, Wise Guys, The Bobs, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, The Essentials, Ambassadors of Harmony, Cantabile, Key Elements, Vocaldente, The Nylons, A'Cappella ExpreSSS, OC Times, Vocal Spectrum, Naturally 7, List of professional a cappella groups, Crossroads, Max Q, Tonic Sol-fa, Les Double Six, The Glue, Rajaton, The Voca People, Ball in the House, The Suntones, Bluegrass Student Union, Blue Jupiter, Toxic Audio, Gas House Gang, Acoustix, Da Vinci's Notebook, Vocation, Cosmos, The Ritz, SALT, Pandemonio, Joker's Wild, Gotcha!, Four Voices, Michigan Jake, FRED, Club for Five, Platinum, Realtime, Keepsake, The Confederates, Power Play, Four Bettys, Rescue, Vocal Sampling, Moxie Ladies, Zing, Riltons Vanner, M-pact. Excerpt: 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. They were formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960 and later became one of South Africa's most prolific recording artists, with their releases receiving gold and platinum disc honors. The group has now become a mobile academy, teaching people about South Africa and its culture. Joseph Shabalala formed Ladysmith Black Mambazo because of a series of dreams he had in 1964, in which he heard certain isicathamiya harmonies (isicathamiya being the traditional music of the Zulu people). Following their local success at wedding ceremonies and other gatherings, Shabalala entered them into isicathamiya competitions. The group was described as 'so good'...
