Prior to their collaboration with Paul Simon, Ladysmith Black Mambazo were discreet with their usage of traditional Zulu iconography on their album covers.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers
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- 24 Jul 2019

South African History Online. (2016, September 19). Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0121896
South African History Online (2016) 'Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers', South African History Online, 19 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0121896 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0121896, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers." South African History Online, 19 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0121896. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Ladysmith Black Mambazo Album Covers." South African History Online. September 19, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0121896.
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