Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South Africa"s instantly recognizable vocal group, follow up their immensely popular Best Of collection with a set of songs from throughout their 40-album, 25-year career. With a voice that teases and tickles one moment then rises in inspiration the next, Joseph Shabalala leads Ladysmith Black Mambazo, their voices joining in immaculate a cappella harmony as they sing glorious gospel tunes in their native languages of Zulu and Xhosa. They also revisit one of the songs that launched them into international fame on Paul Simon"s Graceland album. "Homeless" is performed without Simon"s help here and they"ve made it all their own. This is a fine collection of material from the group and features many songs never before released in the U.S. --Jeff Grubb