Word: ladysmith
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Apart from this fault, the rest of the musical moves with as much grace and style as can be expected from a small-stage production. With music composed by the South African troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the same group which recorded the album Graceland with Paul Simon, the show alternates between spoken dialogue and a cappella song...
...ENCOURAGING TO SEE WOMEN OF modest origins speak out at the conference. However, I could not tolerate the arrogance with which Hillary Clinton took to the podium to express her opinions on social justice and freedom. UGO DEBIASI Ladysmith, British Columbia
...Ladysmith Black Mambazo. SandersTheater, 4 p.m. $20 and $17. For more informationcall...
...Eric Simonson's deft direction and K. Todd Freeman's luminous acting of the title role, especially a final monologue in which he unsentimentally uncorks the rage that drove a minister's son to terrorism. What makes the show unique is the unearthly beauty of a capella songs by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the group highlighted on Paul Simon's Graceland album. The nine singers become a sort of Greek chorus and attain the dimensions of classical tragedy...
Moreover, entertainers would continue to say, "I ain't gonna play Sun City," and instead use the renewed cultural exchange between our two countries to support voices of resistance like Dennis Brutus, David Goldblatt and Ladysmith Black Mombazo...