Communities of Style
Communities of Style
Musical Figures of Black Diasporic Identity
This chapter focuses on the song “Mbube” by Solomon Linda, a South African classic and milestone in the evolution of isicathamiya. “Mbube” has become the subject of many cover versions, most notably “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens. Although most of these cover versions are exoticizing Africa, there is also a version performed jointly by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the Afro-British female a cappella group, Mint Juleps, which articulates black diasporic consciousness.
Keywords: isicathamiya, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, diaspora, exoticism, Solomon Linda, Mint Juleps, Tokens, Mbube
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