Name: Two Worlds One Heart
Brand: Warner Bros.
SKU: 321571
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Two Worlds One Heart

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Album: Two Worlds One Heart
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Township Jive
2)	Ofana Naye :: Nobody Like Him
3)	Bala Ubhale :: Count And Write
4)	Love Your Neighbor
5)	Leaning on the Everlasting Arm
6)	Rejoice
7)	Ngalesiskhathi :: Not Right Now
8)	Emhlabeni :: In This World
9)	Isikhathi Siyimali :: Time Is Money
10)	Nami Ngaze Ngathola :: I Found Him
11)	Ngomnyango :: By The Door
12)	Scatter the Fire
13)	Cothoza Mfana :: Tip Toes Guy

Album: Two Worlds One Heart
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Township Jive
2)	Ofana Naye :: Nobody Like Him
3)	Bala Ubhale :: Count And Write
4)	Love Your Neighbor
5)	Leaning on the Everlasting Arm
6)	Rejoice
7)	Ngalesiskhathi :: Not Right Now
8)	Emhlabeni :: In This World
9)	Isikhathi Siyimali :: Time Is Money
10)	Nami Ngaze Ngathola :: I Found Him
11)	Ngomnyango :: By The Door
12)	Scatter the Fire
13)	Cothoza Mfana :: Tip Toes Guy

Performer Notes

Producers include: Joseph Shabalala.
Few artists specializing in a cappella performances have enjoyed the commercial success of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, one of the most respected groups in South Africa. Singing to instruments for a change, Ladysmith gave its followers quite a surprise with the eclectic Two Worlds, One Heart, one of the most ambitious and eclectic albums it has ever done. The songs employing instruments range from the vibrant "Township Jive" to "Scatter the Fire" (a blend of synth-funk and African chanting that group leader Joseph Shabalala produced with American funkster George Clinton) to the doo wop-influenced "Love Your Neighbor." More typical of Ladysmith, songs like "Ofana Naye," "Cothoza Mfana" and "Emhlabeni" contain a cappella singing that blends South African sensibilities with the fervor of an African-American church choir. This is one of the most ambitious albums Ladysmith has ever done, and its risk-taking pays off handsomely. ~ Alex Henderson

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (8/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...arching swoops and startling chirps and whoops flash in and out, over and across the same densely shimmering curtain of harmonies with enviable ease..."