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Songs from a Zulu Farm

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Songs from a Zulu Farm

Latest album of a cappella from the Zulu vocal group

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6.7

Label
Proper
UK Release date
07/02/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    One of their best albums
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Pervaded by children's laughter, this is a lovely departure from the Mambazo norm
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  3. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    The songs tend to be repetitive, but in the best sense of that word: they get into a groove, and decorate it with descants, or with sudden stops and starts
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  4. 7.0 |   BBC

    Long-term listeners will be pleased to see the group finding fresh water at the bottom of the wel
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  5. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    As ever, the harmony work is delicate, soulful and mellow, often with breathy, half-spoken passages matched against the chorus work
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    They make a spine-tingling noise. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A mixture of folk songs and children's favourites. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The music is sweet and cordial, and it's impossible to tell whether its ultimate drabness is the group's fault or our own
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Songs from a Zulu Farm

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  • 13. Lezonkomo (Praise The Cows & Bulls) £0.99
  • 14. Vuka (Wake Up Little Chicks) £0.99
  • 15. Thalaza (I Miss My Home, I Miss The Farm) £0.99
  • 16. Old McDonald...Zulu Styl £0.99
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