Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform on Friday, March 12, at 8 p.m. in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo combines the intricate rhythms and harmonies of its native South African musical traditions with the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural, and ethnic landscape.
On his initial trip to South Africa, Paul Simon met Joseph Shabalala and the members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo in a recording studio in Johannesburg. Having listened to a cassette of their music sent by a DJ based in Los Angeles, Simon was captivated by the stirring sound of bass, alto, and tenor harmonies. Simon incorporated the traditional sounds of black South Africa into the Graceland album, a project regarded by many as seminal to today’s interest in world music.
Tickets to this performance are priced at $35.00, $30.00, and $25.00; youth (high school age and younger): $10.00. Senior rush tickets will go on sale for $10.00, beginning one-half hour before the performance (subject to availability). Tickets can be purchased at the Caltech Ticket Office, 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Pasadena.
Parking for Beckman Auditorium is located at 332 South Michigan Avenue, Pasadena (south of Del Mar Boulevard). For information, call (626) 395-4652. www.events.caltech.edu
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