Hero's welcome for Grammy winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Five-time Grammy winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have landed on home soil for the first time since the music awards show in January.
The group touched down in Durban last night. Founding member, Albert Mazibuko says he never thought they would be this successful.
"When we started, we used to dream that Ladysmith Black Mambazo would achieve more and more. Now, that it's really happening - I could say it's a blessing. It's not something we always expected," he said.
Traditional Zulu Dancers warmly welcome the arrival of 5x Grammy Award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the King Shaka International airport in #KZN pic.twitter.com/SkCZlqI4zY
— Jarryd Subroyen (@Jazz_Subs031) April 11, 2018
Ladysmith Black Mambazo received a Grammy for "Best World Music" for their latest album, titled Shaka Zulu Revisited.
First sights of that 5th Grammy Award which was presented to Ladysmith Black Mambazo in January this year! The musical group from #KZN has arrived in South Africa for the first time since then pic.twitter.com/Wo2uapLE0c
— Jarryd Subroyen (@Jazz_Subs031) April 11, 2018
Mazibuko says they'll be in the country until next week, before jetting off to London, where they'll perform for Queen Elizabeth at her 92nd birthday celebration.
They've decided to postpone a parade in the Durban CBD today as the country mourns the late struggle-stalwart, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.