The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre presents Ladysmith Black Mambazo in St. Catharines Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
For 64 years, South Africa’s five-time Grammy Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter.
It was Paul Simon’s 1986 Graceland album that introduced Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela designated the group “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors to the world,” a title the members carry with them with the highest honour. In 2018 the group received not one, but two Grammy Award nominations for two separate albums, a first in the history of World Music.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has performed for millions of people, singing a message of peace, love and harmony.
