Amabutho

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Amabutho
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Studio album by
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1973
RecordedAugust 1972-January 1973
GenreIsicathamiya, Mbube
Length35:00 approx.
LabelGallo Record Company
ProducerWest Nkosi
Ladysmith Black Mambazo chronology
Amabutho
(1973) 		Imbongi
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[1]

Amabutho is the debut album by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[2][3] It was released in 1973 by Gallo Record Company.[4] Amabutho was the first record by black musicians in the country to receive gold disc certification (25,000 copies).[2][3] It contains the hit single "Nomathemba". The LP was reissued on Gallo (in South Africa only) along with most of the group's early output, in February 2007.

Track listing[]

  1. "Amabutho" (Warriors)
  2. "Isigcino" (The End)
  3. "Yadla Yabeletha" (It Eats Often)
  4. "Awu, Wemadoda" (Hey, Man!)
  5. "Mlaba"
  6. "Ushaka" (King Shaka)
  7. "Nomathemba" (Hope)
  8. "Nqonqotha Mfana" (The Boy Knocks)
  9. " Sivuya Sonke we perform everywhere
  10. Nkosi Yamakhosi Kings of Kings /Lord of Lords
  11. " Utugela the tugela River
  12. "Ngelekelele" help me

References[]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 62.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Joseph Shabalala, founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, dies at 78". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland". Rough Guides UK. February 2, 2015 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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