The rich harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African all-male vocal group whose roots go back to the early 1960s, gained international acclaim after being showcased by Paul Simon on his 1987 Grammy-Award-winning, Album of the Year, “Graceland” — an eclectic combination of genres which Simon composed with the help of musicians from the former bastion of apartheid after his hearing a bootleg cassette of South African township music.
