Saturday 4 June 2011

SYMPHONY HALL BIRMINGHAM

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SYMPHONY HALL BIRMINGHAM, a set on Flickr.
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO with Special Guest MUNTU VALDO

They first stepped into the International Spotlight when they featured on Paul Simon's groundbreaking 'Graceland'.

Since then they have become a household name, selling more than one million albums in the UK alone and are renowned for their captivating Zulu harmonies that are a proud, strong homage to the jubilance, power and beauty of indigenous music.

Headed by their founder and composer Joseph Shabalala they are Africa's number one selling recording group and now share the stage with the world's leading musicians.

I hadn't been along to Birmingham's Symphony Hall for a while but Thursday night's performance from Ladysmith was fabulously entertaining and complimented tremendously by their Special Guest Muntu Valdo.

Muntu Valdo's music is rooted in the blues, mixing African traditions with striking modernity and truly technical mastery.

His mesmerising solo set juxtaposes his raw, passionate voice and intensely emotive melodies with an ingenious use of loops, samples and effects.

"Using a box of tricks to double-track his guitar & voice live, he added layers of sound to create full-textured, soft songs about peace, love and Cameroonian witchcraft and charmed the audience." (Financial Times).
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