For Alma

Prompted by anghara 's video of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (and extra guests) singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight here's a version of ZULU singing the same song, 'Mbube' in Zulu. It's a bit more raw than the ladysmith version. Closer to the original, I suspect, without the overtones of 'Wimoweh' which is the Americanised version, of course. ZULU is the group I've written about before. I'm working with them here in the UK. The vid was filmed by my son in law, Ian Kenton, at Wallingford Festival last September. Lead vocalist on this song is Zama Siphengana. The company - only 6 of them - are all genuine Zulus from Umlazi Township (Durban). There's four tracks here if you want to hear more.

For Alma

Prompted by anghara 's video of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (and extra guests) singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight here's a version of ZULU singing the same song, 'Mbube' in Zulu. It's a bit more raw than the ladysmith version. Closer to the original, I suspect, without the overtones of 'Wimoweh' which is the Americanised version, of course. ZULU is the group I've written about before. I'm working with them here in the UK. The vid was filmed by my son in law, Ian Kenton, at Wallingford Festival last September. Lead vocalist on this song is Zama Siphengana. The company - only 6 of them - are all genuine Zulus from Umlazi Township (Durban). There's four tracks here if you want to hear more.

Another Vid

For anghara . A few years ago my daughter and son in law took a year off from their day jobs to make some mountain biking DVDs that went into worldwide distribution. This was the trailer for their third one, Anti Gravity Unhinged, filmed in South Africa, Europe and the UK. Most of the trailer is South African footage (Ian was born and brought up in Durban).

Another Vid

For anghara . A few years ago my daughter and son in law took a year off from their day jobs to make some mountain biking DVDs that went into worldwide distribution. This was the trailer for their third one, Anti Gravity Unhinged, filmed in South Africa, Europe and the UK. Most of the trailer is South African footage (Ian was born and brought up in Durban).