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Mbube is a form of African vocal music, made famous by the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Traditionally performed acapella, the style is characterised by an almost gospel-like sense of harmony among the members of the exclusively male singing groups. The style itself dates, according to Joseph Shabalala (of Ladysmith fame), to the times when young South African Zulu men left their families to travel to the major cities to find work — often in mines. In order to preserve a sense of community, these young men would form choirs and perform Mbube music. The breakthrough for this style was Paul Simon's album Graceland, which featured such tracks as "Diamonds on the Souls of her Shoes", in which Simon was backed by the haunting voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ladysmith themselves have since gone on to have many major successes, including songs such as "Homeless", "Mbube" (the traditional Zulu-language version of what is known as " The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in English), "Hello My Baby" and also recordings of classics such as Bob DylanBob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as America's greatest popular songwriter. Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams are among the few songwriters similarly revered for t's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and the Rugby World CupThe Rugby World Cup can refer to: Rugby League World Cup Rugby Union World Cup. theme "The World in Union". Mambazo are also born-again ChristianChristian is: a follower of the faith of Christianity a popular first name and surname, especially in Northern Europe According to the New Testament, those who followed Jesus as his disciples were first called Christians by those who did not share their fs and frequently demonstrate the close relationship between Mbube and gospel musicGospel music combines Christian religious lyrics with melody and rhythm that developed in tandem with early blues and jazz. Modern gospel artists have also incorporated elements from soul music, which originally arose as a secular form of gospel. Gospel m with recordings of songs such as " Amazing GraceAmazing Grace is one of the most well-known Protestant hymns. The words were written by John Newton; they form a part of the Olney Hymns that he worked on, with William Cowper and other hymnodists. The now familiar and traditional melody of the hymn was n". South African music
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