Shaka Zulu

Couldnt find the whole album but lots of good spirited sound

2.4/5, vackert att lyssna på men melodierna lät så lika varandra på alla låtar

Apparently the theme for this week is me getting gradually lower quality albums of African origin each day. If I end up getting the African version of Kollaps on Friday I'll be convinced that the guy running this site rigs more than just Christmas albums and albums on days when English royalty dies. This doesn't deserve a 1 because it was good a capella I guess but I didn't enjoy listening to it really at all. I didn't feel like the tracks held up with only a capella and even at 36 minutes it still felt really long; plus I had to listen to this one youtube which is another ding against it.

Hm not my bag

Hele rustgevende gospel. Ik denk dat dit veel meer indruk zou maken als je dit in een kerk in Zuid-Afrika live zou meemaken. Dat durf ik zeker op mijn bucketlist te zetten. Maar nu beluister ik het uit de goedkope speakertjes van mijn computer en dan is het niet echt muziek om lekker te luisteren. Het is het complete schouw- en luisterspel wat het tot een unieke belevenis maakt. Zoals het nu aan me is voorgeschoteld, is het dus maar 2 sterren waard (want het irriteert niet en is prachtig gezongen). Live at the source misschien wel een dikke 5 sterren.

Good to know

It's a capella. That's about what it has going for it. I don't think it's significantly any better or more industry changing than any other a capella group.

It was an ok album, I can appreciate that they are a great African acapella group but really not my cup of tea. Without wanting to offend anyone it reminded me of the soundtrack to The Lion King. Best: Hello My Baby Worst: Wawusho Kubani?

There is no doubting that these songs are beautiful, but 46 minutes of acapella is not really engaging to me. Took me 3 days to listen to this in parts. A lot of these songs would be cool as interludes in a non-acapella album. Fun note; it was produced by Paul Simon! Overall takeaway: good album objectively, but subjectively I was ready for it to be over after 2 songs because acapella was just not my jam.

Not for me

Pretty enlightening stuff listening to this early in the morning while at work. Feels like a Lion King song that goes on too long though. It was good for what it was. But 99% chance I don't come back.

Was nice to hear something different even if I didn't like it much

meh, not actively unpleasant but very boring

No disrespect to traditional folk music of any kind, I think this stuff is really cool. That said...I didn't really like this album all that much. It's basically just an a capella record, and the vocal harmonies are good, but there just isn't much of substance that I really gravitated to. 2.5/5

Nice voices, but A Capella music never really did anything for me.

Fun. But very samey.

Unjust that this has stayed in the book while Songhoy Blues got cut

Good on them for cashing in on Paul Simon's Graceland success, but if I'm honest, there's was always the song I skipped on that album. Talented? Without a doubt. It's just I wouldn't listen to acappella music in English so I wouldn't here either. Best Tracks: Unomathemba; Hello My Baby; How Long?

Shaka Zulu is fabulously produced but a little samey and doesn't really go in some of the directions we know they can based on their collabs. Soothing but not interesting.

Lyhyt levyllinen leijonakuningasta. Ei tarvitse ehkä toise kuunnella, ellei sitten ihan vitsillä.

Rauhoittava, sellaisenaan itse asiassa tosi hyvä, mut ei tää kahta enempää saa

Not bad exactly, but very much not my style

tssk smooch trrrrrr

When you put on the Lion King, but only the audio works.

I like to hear the odd track, but this album became monotonous after a while and I definitely didn’t want to listen again.2*

3 2 I'm sorry this gets really boring

I don't have a lot on this. The group got popularity from influencing Paul Simon on that record, and this is all foreign a cappella.

Ik vind dit echt geweldig klinken. Maar een heel album met dezelfde zang is wel echt teveel van het goede. Zoals vaak is 1 nummer leuk maar is een album gewoon niet leuk. Een verzamelalbum met af en toe een nummer van Shaka Zulu zou wat mij betreft de voorkeur hebben. **

I can see the beauty in this album, but it’s not for me. Rating is based off personal enjoyment; rather than objectivity.

Not my style of music. Interesting as a new listening experience, but not something I enjoyed, unfortunately.

not a big accapella fan

The sound is gorgeous and haunting but I’m not sure I’d want to listen to a whole album of it

A capella. 4/10

Serene and happy. It would be nice as background Sunday music, but this is just about the last album I would choose to actively listen to

Certainly an album worth listening to once before I die. Pleasant, but not my thing, thank you.

Certainly interesting but I'm not sure it's something I'd really listen to much. I feel like the Paul Simon influence is noticeable. Seems a bit like Americanized African music which seems almost vaguely exploitative at this point?

Intéressant d'avoir un album de ce genre dans cette liste et ça a tout à fait sa place. Par contre, ce n'est pas dans mes cordes, mais je suis tout de même content d'avoir fait cette écoute.

I can appreciate it for what it is,but would I relisten? No.

Good to hear something different, not bad, but not really my cup of tea

What was interesting as counter to Paul Simon just fades to humdrum on its own.

African choir. Beatiful harmonies, but boring

I didn't enjoy this but I didn't hate it. It's definitely out of my wheelhouse and it's hard to really judge it. I definitely don't have any desire to ever hear it again.

I respect a lot the tribal or traditional local music, but I can't stand listening to a whole album. It's boring for me. Sorry.

15 years prior to Graceland came this. Pretty tiresome

This album is hard to determine how good it actually is since I don’t really have anything similar to compare it to. Sounds like Graceland which is a classic. But this isn’t Graceland and it’s not Paul Simon. It sounds good but it’s nothing I’d revisit. 4.4/10

Ovo je simpatično. Mogao bih gledati nekakav film ili pak dokumentarac gdje ovo svira u pozadini. Kroz sve pjesme bar jednom mora proći zvuk paljenja skajpa što netko proizvede - desetka za to.

Afrikanske acapella sange. Lyder egentlig smukt, men bliver meget ensformigt, meget hurtigt

Nothing personal against this album, acapella/choral stuff has just never been my thing. Extreme props to the performers and recording engineers on this LP - the hint of natural reverb lifts the delivery of this album beyond a recording into an almost hypnotic aural vision.

Primer disco a capella que escucho. No me veo escuchando mas.

Not my jam

Interesting album, never listened to anything like it.

Harriet and Ken are really into this band. - 1 track in and not really my jam so far. Not bad at all, just not something I'd choose to listen to. I made it 4 tracks in and going to stop - not bad music but there sounds like little to no variety in style between songs. They all seem to be sung at the same pitches and style throughout all the songs so far and it really isn't my kind of thing. Would be fine as background music but even whilst working, having it on in the background was noticeably dull.

I admit I didn't hear of this album before. When it started playing, I thought "great, here's an authentic take on Graceland's themes". However, as songs came and song went, I grew tired of the theme; by the end, I couldn't tell one song from the other.

The harmonies are well done and performed but a cappella music just isn’t my jam.

I always like hearing different languages and accents in vocals because it can lend different texture to vocals. That said, I can only take so much a cappella.

Asså, coolt sound men jag skulle ju aldrig lyssna på det själv

Quite odd but definitely unique...

Unfortunately completely ambivalent, nothing wrong but nothing I'd want to listen to on my own?

begin ik niet aan

Het is wel mooi, maar ik mis de Afrikaanse roots om hier echt hard op te kunnen gaan geloof ik.

Dit doet me denken aan Coming to America. Maar verder doet het me vrijwel niets. Een nummer geluisterd en toen had ik het wel gehoord

Alright this is way different than anything on this list so far. The harmonies are crazy but theres no other instrumentation. Can't give it a high score because I won't return to it.

Not really my thing but I appreciate the style.

Not for me.

Muito específico isto, não sei se isto não esta aqui por ser música africana ou pela sua qualidade, no geral não posso criticar muito, mas não é algo que queira ouvir. Nota:4/10

Not my kind of scene

One of my favourite films involves Michael Caine having a big bloody battle with these individuals

Its tö cöökl of laiv. Leppoista kuorottelua, mutta vähän tämä levy on yksiulotteinen sisällön puolesta. Kun oli ekaan kappaleen kuullut, niin oli kuullut jo kaiken. Komean ja jylhän kuuloista, ei siinä mitään. Levylle kiitos käynnistä ja kaikkea hyvää jatkoon.

A priori interesante y a la larga monótono y aburrido

Música étnica africana. Sin más. Ritmos típicos. Tranquilos, dentro de lo que se supone que es. No es mi estilo (en absoluto), pero se puede escuchar

Musically, it's very powerful. However, in my system for rating, I'd likely not listen to this more than once a year.

it was okay but not my thing...at all

1000 movies you must watch before you die: lion king

it just tribal sounds

Veo que lo calificaron muy alto, a mí no me enganchó-

Well it’s pretty cool and all but let’s be real I’m never listening to this again. Can’t wait to see the average rating to see how many people are lying to themselves.

World music is not for me, but the harmonies are nice.

The album was very different from the normal music I listen to it not even close, even so, the lack of instruments wasn’t missed. The start of the album was very strong especially the second track ‘Hello My Baby’ which had a more upbeat backing and vocals. The issue for me was similar tracks in the middle until ‘How Long?’ which was a nice change of space, but after this track, they sounded very similar again. It might be me expecting more as I’m not experienced in Cappella, but the group are talented as shown in the more dynamic track ‘Wawusho Kubani?’ by far the best track on the album, but left me wanting more of the overall album. I might look into some of the newer albums and see if they fulfil a dynamic album that I would be looking for to dive into Cappella.

meh....

one song I can accept. A whole album? you're pushing your luck

fully vocal african music reminiscent of lion king esque ambiance, im sure some people find this beautiful but im not one of them

Just not into Shaka Zulu...

Just not really my cup of tea.

I feel dirty giving this a 1 because I was so excited to hear something really different. Just couldn't get into it at all, bland and blended together maybe a lack of instruments?

It's hymns but also it's very repetitive with not much backing behind the same a capella harmonies.

By the third song I was waiting for this to end and felt relief when I heard instruments, because I knew the album was over.

Almost for me

Bem chato. Disco inteiramente acapella. Não consigo imaginar alguém que ouve isso por prazer no seu tempo livre. No máximo, como forma de estudo, ou em uma lista como essa aqui. Nada a dizer, o álbum inteiro parece uma longa e contínua canção, e uma bem chata. 0.5

es tipo musica africana, pero no se malisimo. 2/10

хуйня

Schnarch schnarch Wake me up when the album is over.

90s dinner party music that is played in the misguided belief that your guests will think you're sophisticated, yet no one around the table really likes it and is too afraid to say so. What I heard, bored me senseless. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ in part Revisit ❌️ ★☆☆☆☆(2/10) Total reviewed : 377 Already owned : 83 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 271

I won't deny that they're talented singers. But listening to a choir is not my vibe

Ye nah

???

medio simba pero esta bueno

Not a fan of this genre. An OK album for me.

No thanks

No thanks

Cyclical, repetitive and boring. All the songs sound identical. Same key, same sound. 30 minutes have never felt longer. 1/5

I can't judge if it's good in it's genre because it is not my genre. I respect it. Great harmonies and some fun moments. But it all sounds the same to me and even though it does have a calming effect, I mostly find myself being bored. this is just a very subjective rating, but I am pretty sure I won't listen to it again.

No instruments = no stars! The first song I liked was the one when I didn't realize the album was over, and YouTube started playing something from another artist.

This was definitely way out of my comfort zone, no musical accompaniment, just some guys making noises in a language I don't understand. I think I was done with this halfway through the first track. I can't recall half an hour that went by so slowly in recent memory. Truly an awful experience. I didn't like Graceland and this feels like the worst parts of that dialled up to ten. I'm sure there's some cultural significance or something I'm missing out on here, but this was just the same noise for each track, nothing of any interest, just people vocalising. One star for possibly the worst album I've heard so far on this list, and that's saying something!

I just wouldn't listen to this on my own time

Monotonous

Not available

Not for me.

background stuff but i really like the sound and the thickness of the voices. I find interesting the moments where the voices act like a stab synth, a kind of medúlla by björk thing haha. The ending of the album is more thrilling. No likes because it felt like and entire song

I really wanted to like this album, but, unfortunately I don’t. The chanting and voices sound incredible, but the songs don’t really change its patterns. They all sound similarly boring.

There’s probably a place for this but I can tell you that being stuck in traffic on the A46 in the pissing rain is not that place. Boring.

Nice but not interesting at all.

Fuck dis shi

Nice

I mean… sure, but I cannot imagine any scenario when I would wanna listen to this.

Lady Smith Black Mambaz-no. This is not a style of music that I can get behind.

Not my cup of coffee

Nope

This was painful

African shit

It's just an African Gospel choir? I've heard better ones.

Uaktuelt å sitte og høre på acapella-smatting.

only 3 songs in but I can't stand this not because of the music but the fucking smacking lip sounds of some of the members. not talking bout the xhosa (i think?) clicks, I'm talking someone in this group has too much spit in their mouth and it's fucking killing me. Also how many times do I have to hear some asshole sing 'baby'? I thought I'd at least kinda like this because of the Paul Simon connection and I loved the Miriam Makeba record from a long time ago, but nope. Feeling a 1 on this, but will revise if needed once I've made it through this thing

It’s cool

Just a very boring album

harmonies are gorgeous but kinda boring atm idk. yeah no this album did not captivate me. i like that its a different sound and genre to the other albums on this list, but i wish there was some attempt at making this more adventurous. just not for me i fear

Listen again? No thanks

Couldn’t find it to listen to

Nor my type of music although I am familiar with the artists work.

I'm sorry, but this is call-and-response singing on an endless loop. I can't and won't listen to it. I didn't want to hear Paul Simon when he first made this stuff popular. I find 'The Lion King' irritating in every form and incarnation. This seems to me to be the essence of it all. I can't stand this music, never liked it, and never will.

Not my thing. Too boring.

Can’t be dealing with acapella but at least it wasn’t by annoying drama students doing pop songs this time

Tribal chanting. Atmospheric but wouldn’t relisten

Not for me

Paso

Well, that was fun. I listened to about 3 songs before giving it the boot. As an album, I give it a no. I may be able to throw one song in my listening queue, but any more than that and I just Can't.

Not for me.

Gotta be one performative individual to enjoy this

I think I was expecting Chaka Khan upbeat afro funk not the harmonious Chaka Zulu.

Singing. Only singing. 1/5

Not my jam.

Not my jam, but for people who are into this kind of thing I can see why they would like it.

36-минутное отпевание, произведённое африканскими шаманами

eu odeio acappella com muita força. foi doloroso ouvir.

Not for me.

I came into this with much hope only for it to be crushed

I didn't know you could show me an album I actually want to hear LESS than Graceland.

Im Plattenladen würde ich vorbeigehen, hier auch.

Not my thing.

Overall: 2/10 This was one really long "song". There's obviously talent involved in arranging these vocal harmonies but there's nothing interesting going on in my opinion. Fav Song: The Whole Thing Least Fav Song: The Whole Thing

Nah

The only good thing about this album is that i finally know what a decisive 1 looks like

not for me

I like global music, but this was too much. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: all sounded the same

Yeah man, I just don’t like a cappella music.

No va

This is so profoundly boring and nothing. I wish my musical tastes knew no boundaries, but they do, and this isn't for me at all.

1. themba - 1 2. king - 1 3. long - 0

I might be outing myself as a philistine but I found this to be utter garbage.

Beautiful for a minute or two, monotonous afterwards.

all respect but I couldn't stand this

Seriously??

1/5 not my cup of tea

So was schlechtes. Gefällt mir überhaupt nicht.

I must admit that Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo wasn't exactly my cup of tea. While I wasn't particularly keen on the overall style, I couldn't help but appreciate the commendable harmonies that permeate the album. The traditional Zulu influences were palpable, adding a cultural richness that, despite not aligning with my taste, was undeniably present. It might not be my go-to choice, but the skilful vocal arrangements and the group's dedication to preserving South African musical heritage deserve recognition. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None

Not my thing. The voices are nice though.

Only 3 tracks on Spotify

I don't think acapella music has to be boring, but this album certainly is. There's only so many times I can hear - guy says a line, then the choir repeats the line 3 times, guy says a different line, choir repeats it, over and over again. They have lovely voices but I need more than that for 45 minutes.

Whack

Couldn't get on spotify

Super boring, even as someone who doesn't mind a cappella and grew up hearing Graceland all the time. All the songs sounded the same to me.

Het is een kunst, dat zeker. Maar ppffff....wat is dit eentonig. En op de een of andere manier maakt de geforceerde rust mij onrustig. Goed dat we dit ook niet-westerse muziek voorgeschoteld krijgen, maar voor mij was het een worsteling.

I’m reading through the reviews, the praise but I just don’t get it, and I tried, didn’t give up on it at once even if I wanted to do. I just don’t get any of it

Terrible verga! Es un coro 'tribal' de negros, tipo el awin mawe del Rey León.

Varför? Det här är ju jättedåligt.

Not my jam

Les africanaiseries de Robert sont absolument inaudibles.

Feels like i've listened to Lion King OST

Appreciate the chance to listen to something I'd never choose to and admire the talent that went into creating this. However after ten minutes I realised that it's just call and response songs and each track had nothing new to offer. The 36 minutes of this album really dragged.

Not a fan of a cappella, even in this style. Although I can appreciate some elements, it's rather repetitive and not what I'm looking for – at least right now. The guy inserting, what only I can describe as, a "rolling z" sound throughout the record really annoyed me for some reason. I think it was supposed to come off as playful and funny perhaps, but landed as nuisance to my ears.

Never herd it but Paul Simon is apparently the producer so it must be good… The album opens with unimathemba it’s like a chant of sorts I get it as a song and as an album opener but this is just not for me. I thought that there was going to be some sorta instrumental workings within the album but no hello my baby is just a worse song the singing in English doesn’t work all too well compared to the African lyrics from before. Golgotha is also dull I hate to say it but this music is not good. King of kings is slightly better I guess but still nothing I like personally. Lomhlaba kawunoni is a shortie still the same criticisms as before nothing is making me like this. How long has some good harmonies I’ll give it that but still not really hitting in a good way. Ikhaya Lamaqhawe ( in the book) is noted as one of the “ top tracks” but I don’t get it it’s just not it’s so boring. Yibo Labo is odd it had random bits of talking in between the songs I like the uniqueness but it doesn’t work. The penultimate track rain rain beautiful rain It’s alright I guess, still doesn’t appeal to me in any way but if I had to choose this would be the best to far. Wawusho kunani closes the album the clapping was a nice treat but i’am still no fan whatsoever. Well just because a musical talent that you like produces an album doesn’t mean it’s one of the 1001 must listen albums 1/5.

Bestenfalls erreicht es mich nicht, ansonsten einfach nur langweilig.

lol

Nooope

not my thing listening to 1 song is interesting, but 10 is boring

Eh

not my cup of tea

I appreciate the craft and the significance of the music, but I couldn't bring myself to listen to the whole album again. I think i'd enjoy a track here or there, but the album is full of songs that sound very similar to my ear.

not for me

Tipo um sea shanty africano.

what the heck

Melkoista tervanjuontia oli selvitä edes kerran läpi levystä. Tältä saattaisi kuulostaa Talking Heads a capellana. Leijonakuninkaan soundtrackilla voisi toimia.