The founder of the South African music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the state broadcaster reported Tuesday. Paul Simon and Joseph Shabalala, as well as other members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, perform during the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize event in Washington, D.C., in 2007. (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)Ladysmith Black Mambazo has won five Grammy Awards in its career, out of 17 nominations, most recently for best world music album for 2017's Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration. Joseph Shabalala retired from Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 2014 but made occasional appearances at its events. "The group [Ladysmith Black Mambazo] is on tour in the U.S., but they have been informed and are devastated because the group is family," manager Xolani Majozi told local media outlet Timeslive.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 13:21 UTC