I saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo...
And It Was Mellow Like Jell-O™by Benjamin Holcomb on 07. Jul, 2009 | 2 Comments
Performer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo Venue: Hill Auditorium Year: 1988 City: Ann Arbor State: MI
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1988)
The best part about this show was seeing it with my father. I only saw two shows with my dad (the other being 10,000 Maniacs). This show happened in 1988, my senior year in high school. I wasn’t a big fan of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but everybody knew who they were; Their collaboration with Paul Simon on Simon’s 1986 album, “Graceland” made them international stars.
In 1988, the year I saw them, Ladysmith Black Mambazo also appeared in Michael Jackson’s movie Moonwalker, where they performed “The Moon Is Walking.” Since today was Michael Jackson’s public memorial/funeral here in Los Angeles, I decided to post my memory of this show now.
It was a fun show. With incredible vocal harmonies, unintelligible lyrics and mellow, choreographed movements, it was a chance to just sit back and go with the flow. Both my dad and I really enjoyed it. I would definitely see them again!
Jen of a2eatwrite
Jul 8th, 2009
This is so sad – I know I’ve seen them and I can’t remember where. I believe it was at U of M.
I love their music and harmonies, and I actually designed a quilt to their music the first year I was married (I tried to make the aesthetics match their music). I never finished it, though, as actually I really hate to sew.
Jul 9th, 2009
So cool, Jen! I’d be curious to see the design of the quilt (finished or not!).