- Ilembe
Infobox Album |
Name = Ilembe
Type = studio
Artist = Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Released =February 26 2007
Recorded = 2005 - 2007
Genre =Isicathamiya
Length = 54:30
Label =Gallo Record Company
Producer =Joseph Shabalala
Reviews =
Last album = "Long Walk to Freedom (South African release) "
(2006)
This album = "Ilembe"
(2007)
Next album = "" (2008)"Ilembe" is a 2007 album by the
South African isicathamiya groupLadysmith Black Mambazo . It was released onFebruary 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. ["Ilembe", press release,Gallo Record Company (January 2007).]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, [Rock Paper Scissors [http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.alt_press_release/project_id/338/alt_release/272.cfm] , Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu" translations, October 2007.] "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 '. [Rock Paper Scissors [http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/338.cfm] , Ladysmith Black Mambazo Pays Tribute To Cultural Icon"', October 2007.]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)"References
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