Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the all-male vocal group that rocketed to fame over twenty years ago with their 'discovery' at the hands of Paul Simon's 'Graceland,' are currently on a North American tour.
As a South African institution since the early 60's, the group have found themselves regularly at the center of their nation's events, as in 1993, when they accompanied Nelson Mandela to accept his Nobel Peace Prize. While they passed the 20th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison performing in Gary, Indiana, they are planning an as-yet undefined celebration for the first "Mandela Day," as established by the United Nations General Assembly.
Check out Ladysmith Black Mambazo's full tour schedule after the jump.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo tour dates:
02/13/2010 - Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago IL
02/14/2010 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis MO
02/16/2010 - Jesse Auditorium - Columbia MO
02/18/2010 - Memorial Hall - Bethel College North - Newton KS
02/19/2010 - McCain Auditorium, Kansas State University - Manhattan KS
02/20/2010 - Walton Arts Center - Fayetteville AR
02/23/2010 - Finney Chapel - Oberlin College - Oberlin OH
02/24/2010 - Akron Civic Theatre - Akron OH
02/25/2010 - Goodnight Auditorium - Franklin KY
02/27/2010 - Avalon Theater - Easton, MD
02/28/2010 - Byham Theater - Pittsburgh PA
03/02/2010 - Mahaffey Theater - St. Petersburg FL
03/04/2010 - Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium - Winston-Salem NC
03/05/2010 - Music Center at Strathmore - North Bethesda MD
03/06/2010 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts - Olympia WA
03/08/2010 - Nordstrom Recital Hall - Seattle, WA
03/10/2010 - Montalvo Center - Saratoga, CA
03/11/2010 - Sherith Israel/SF Jazz Festival - San Francisco CA
03/12/2010 - Caltech's Beckman Auditorium - Pasadena CA
03/13/2010 - Anthology - San Diego, CA
03/14/2010 - Centennial Hall, University of Arizona - Tucson AZ
03/16/2010 - Newman Center for the Perf. Arts - Denver CO
03/17/2010 - Lincoln Center - Fort Collins CO
03/18/2010 - Popejoy Hall - University of New Mexico - Albuquerque NM
03/19/2010 - Avalon Theater - Grand Junction CO
03/20/2010 - Peerys Egyptian Theater - Ogden UT
03/23/2010 - Emerson Music Hall - Bozeman, MT
03/24/2010 - University Theatre, University of Montana - Missoula MT
03/25/2010 - Bing Crosby Theatre - Spokane WA
03/26/2010 - Broadway Center - Tacoma WA
03/27/2010 - McIntyre Hall - Mount Vernon WA
03/29/2010 - The Ross Ragland Theater & Cultural Center - Klamath Falls OR
03/30/2010 - John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts - Eugene OR
