''Amabutho'' is the first album by the

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

isicathamiya Isicathamiya (with the "c" pronounced as a dental click) is a singing style that originated from the South African Zulus. In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing. The word itself does not have a literal ...

group

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of ''isicathamiya'' and '' mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with Paul Simon on his 1986 album ''Graceland'', and have won m ...

. It was released in 1973 by

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. ''Amabutho'' was the first record by black musicians in the country to receive gold disc certification (25,000 copies). It contains the hit single "Nomathemba". The LP was reissued on Gallo (in South Africa only) along with most of the group's early output, in February 2007. The members who sang on the Amabutho album were Milton Mazibuko, Ngali Mazibuko, Joseph Shabalala, Headman Shabalala, Enoch Shabalala, Albert Mazibuko and Walter Malinga

Track listing

# "Amabutho" (Warriors) # "Isigcino" (The End) # "Yadla Yabeletha" (It Eats Often) # "Awu, Wemadoda" (Hey, Man!) # "Mlaba" Thanks # "Ushaka" ( King Shaka) # "Nomathemba" (Hope) # "Nqonqotha Mfana" (The Boy Knocks) # " Sivuya Sonke we perform everywhere # Nkosi Yamakhosi Kings of Kings /Lord of Lords # " Utugela the tugela River # "Ngelekelele" help me

References

1973 debut albums Ladysmith Black Mambazo albums {{1970s-album-stub