For our last musician of the week, I’m featuring a group from South Africa called Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They became famous in North America after collaborating with Paul Simon, part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, my dad’s favourite musicians (they sing The Sound of Silence, featured in the movie Trolls and adapted by Pentatonix).

Some of their music:
Homeless (cowritten with Paul Simon, its melody based on a Zulu wedding song)
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (with Paul Simon)
This Little Light of Mine (tribute to founder Joseph Shabalala)
Hour-Long Tribute to founder Joseph Shabalala (continued here)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Amazing Grace
Sing (with Big Bird in Muppets)
Peace Train (with Dolly Parton)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (with PJ Powers, theme for England’s 1995 Rugby World Cup)
UCLA Concert
KEXP Live performance