''Shintsha Sithothobala'' is the sixth studio release by the South African

isicathamiya Isicathamiya (, where the ''c'' represents a tenuis dental click) is a singing style that originated from the Zulu people, a South African ethnic group. In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing. The wo ...

group

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. ''Shintsha Sithothobala'', released in 1975 unlike most of the output of the group by this time, does not include any directly Zulu

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religious songs. The album's songs instead are based on Zulu tradition.

Track listing

# "Shintsha Sithothobala" # "Mawufunungenzenje" # "Kudala Ngizula" # "Bantu Radio" # "Makoti" # "Yinhle Lentombi" ("That Lady is Beautiful") # "Ziyangibiza" # "Amalanda" # "Sicelumshado" ("We Request a Wedding") # "Ibhubesi" ("The Lion") # "Baleka Mfana" ("Run, Boy!") # "Zangihlek'intombi"

References

1977 albums Ladysmith Black Mambazo albums {{World-album-stub