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Ladysmith Black Mambazo live on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

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The five time Grammy Award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who have existed for over six decades, perform on Friday the 17th and Saturday the18th of November 2023 at The Artscape Theatre in the Cape Town. The legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo began their SA Legacy Tour in May at The Joburg Theatre. After October shows at The Durban Playhouse, they now they bring their beautiful isicathamiya sounds to the Mother City. We got a treat in studio this morning when the group joined us and performed for Smile 90.4FM.
17 Nov 2023 3AM English South Africa News

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