Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Shosholoza

The word in the title of this post means 'Go Forward' in the Zulu language. Today, Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala went forward into the great beyond, passing from this life. Personally, my interest in world music traces directly back to hearing Shabalala's group play with Paul Simon on 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes'.

So, for the great Joseph Shabalala, here's Ladysmith Black Mambazo doing Shosholoza:

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31 comments:

Whitney said...

His surname is something of a song.

5:21 PM, February 11, 2020
Whitney said...

Greetings from Indianapolis. Anyone with eating/drinking recs, please fire away.

I feel like I asked the same question a couple of years back when I was here for a conference.

Also, I looked at the local docket for potential music viewing over the next 48. Richard Marx is the only name I knew. Egads.

I feel like maybe I already said this whole comment before. Hmmm.

Also, I drink.

5:26 PM, February 11, 2020
rob said...

downtown indy is pretty cool, but it's been so long since i was last there that i don't recall the names of any places to eat/drink/see. you're very welcome.

6:18 PM, February 11, 2020
Squeaky said...

Whit, if you are around tomorrow night might try these:

Calexico & Iron and Wine at Egyptian Room At Old National Centre -- sort of mellow music, think Bon Iver
Mike Doughty at HiFi - got be a few Soul Coughing songs in his set.

Any tv series/movie recommendations I can download for my trip to Aruba on Thursday?

6:26 PM, February 11, 2020
zman said...

The answer is always Narcos. And Hip-Hop Evolution.

6:34 PM, February 11, 2020
TR said...

I like to consider a ladysmith. I work in fine females like some artisans work in copper or iron.

8:27 PM, February 11, 2020
TR said...

Biden and Warren - nice knowing ya!

8:28 PM, February 11, 2020
Whitney said...

Dooger - nice! I’m a fan of each, maybe Mike Doughty best.

Pollstar letting me down...

8:57 PM, February 11, 2020
Danimal said...

Not a fan of Brian Williams. Not a fan of Rachel Maddow. Brian and Rachel together...not bad. Can we get a turtle neck for Rachel tho? The neck. It's all I see.
When does Bloomberg get into this? Does Boot Ah Judge have a chance? I think he does. Biden toast. Klobuchar making a move. What happens this go around when Bernie doesn't get the nod again?
Anyone see the nd/uva finish...glad to see Brey has rid himself of the t shirt/jacket ensemble.

11:53 PM, February 11, 2020
zman said...

My influence is vast and I am clothed with immense power.

http://gheorghe77.blogspot.com/2019/03/maltese-millennial-falcon.html

6:40 AM, February 12, 2020
Whitney said...

They will catch mistakes even you or a proofreader didn’t catch...

Like “Hopping to be in the top 100 genre lists”...

8:13 AM, February 12, 2020
rob said...

shared an elevator with former gator and nba player david lee at my hotel in san fran - he’s a tall fellow.

10:20 AM, February 12, 2020
zman said...

clarabenet90@gmail.com is a kangaroo, she really is hopping to be in the top 100 list.

10:33 AM, February 12, 2020
Squeaky said...

All caught up on Hip Hop Evolution. Will check out Narcos, that one sounds PG and I'm sure all my seatmates will enjoy me watching it on the plane.

Whit, I think songkick might be a hair better sometimes.

12:23 PM, February 12, 2020
mr kq said...

We’re seeing Doughty in Annapolis next Fri.

12:49 PM, February 12, 2020
Whitney said...

Squeaker... or any Fugazi fans... or punk rock fans:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/ian-mackayes-new-band-coriky-announce-debut-album-share-clean-kill/

I like the track they released.

3:06 PM, February 12, 2020
Mark said...

Narcos: Mexico is tremendous.

10:42 PM, February 12, 2020
Mark said...

Went to see 1917 with my old man tonight. Good movie. Intense. Not best picture level, but really well done.

11:01 PM, February 12, 2020
rob said...

saw kurt rambis in a restaurant in manhattan beach this evening. been a good couple days for random tall dude sightings.

11:50 PM, February 12, 2020
Marls said...

The pride of Santa Clara!

12:28 AM, February 13, 2020
Marls said...

Hello Gheorghepeople...and Dave.

12:28 AM, February 13, 2020
Whitney said...

Dave, I played darts and did my usual get way better as I get a bunch of Guinnesses in me... and then our group quit playing and we left before I got to the other side of the parabola and started missing the board! They think I’m a great dart player. This is how I should have always done it. Constanza-esque departure.

8:30 AM, February 13, 2020
zman said...

"The other side of the parabola" is my new favorite euphemism.

9:25 AM, February 13, 2020
Professor G. Truck said...

nice! you need a parabolic meter that tells you when to stop playing.

for once, super-great bigly huge news! someone forward this to trump

http://sentenceofdave.blogspot.com/2020/02/hey-trump-huge-bigly-news-bums-won.html

9:44 AM, February 13, 2020
rob said...

your tribe, losers of four of their last five games, host mid-table drexel this evening. w&m favored by 5.5, which seems like a lot. nathan knight has been consistently excellent. his teammates, consistently inconsistent. gut check here for young dane.

12:12 PM, February 13, 2020
Whitney said...

So the big storms in North Carolina today have dictated that my colleagues and I won’t make it home tonight. Drat. Spending the night here in Charlotte. On the plus side, I’m going out for beers with one of my best chums from college, Vicky.

6:04 PM, February 13, 2020
rob said...

insane clown posse just announced a show at a little venue in my town. that sounds interesting, in the sense that the juggalos interacting with the natives will be high-quality people-watching.

6:57 PM, February 13, 2020
TR said...

Tough beat if you had the Tribe giving 5.5 tonight.

9:07 PM, February 13, 2020
TR said...

Brutal loss for me as a coach of my 6th grader’s rec basketball team. Rec playoffs get very intense for the 5th/6th grade rec league. Even playing time goes out the window and most coaches embarrass themselves w/ their intensity.

We lost to a team that had three kids well over 5 ft tall. They need to take puberty into account when making teams.

9:10 PM, February 13, 2020
Whitney said...

Somebody post something

9:19 AM, February 14, 2020
T.J. said...

done

9:35 AM, February 14, 2020

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