Ilembe

Ilembe
Studio album by
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Released26 February 2007
Recorded2006
GenreIsicathamiya
Length54:30
LabelGallo Record Company
ProducerJoseph Shabalala
Ladysmith Black Mambazo chronology
Long Walk to Freedom (South African release)
(2006)
Ilembe
(2007)
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
(2008)
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
Studio album by
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Released22 January 2008
Recorded2006
GenreIsicathamiya
Length54:30
LabelHeads Up International
ProducerJoseph Shabalala
Ladysmith Black Mambazo chronology
Ilembe
(2007)
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
(2008)
My Dream - African Sounds
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ilembe is a 2007 album by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It was released on 26 February 2007 and did not feature collaborations, and was simply "Ladysmith Black Mambazo at its best", as the Gallo press release for the anticipated release put it.[2] It was re-released in 2008 with the title Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Ilembe, press release, Gallo Record Company (January 2007).