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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a choir from Ladysmith, active since 1964.

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TOTAL PLAYS
40
SONGS PLAYED
27
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2009-05-05 04:44 · Radio 2 — "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
LAST PLAYED
1 month ago · Radio 2 — "Long Walk to Freedom (BBC Proms 2026)"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2009 — 2026
4 3 2 1 0
'09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 22 55%
Radio 2 18 45%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 23:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain 5 2024-01-10
2 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (feat. China Black) 4 2023-05-24
3 Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Des’ree) 3 2025-11-01
4 This Little Light Of Mine 2 2023-03-13
5 Nomathemba 2 2022-01-16
6 Lomhlaba Kawunoni 2 2017-12-11
7 N'Kosi Sikeleli 2 2013-12-08
8 Long Walk to Freedom (BBC Proms 2026) 1 2026-08-19
9 Nomathemba (BBC Proms 2026) 1 2026-08-19
10 Love Your Neighbor 1 2025-12-19
11 Lindelani (Get Ready) 1 2025-07-06
12 Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika 1 2025-06-22
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-19 19:22 Long Walk to Freedom (BBC Proms 2026) Radio 2
2026-08-19 18:04 Nomathemba (BBC Proms 2026) Radio 2
2025-12-19 11:51 Love Your Neighbor 6 Music
2025-11-01 05:11 Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Des’ree) Radio 2
2025-07-06 03:25 Lindelani (Get Ready) 6 Music
2025-06-22 11:12 Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika 6 Music
2024-10-27 03:11 Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Des’ree) Radio 2
2024-01-10 11:45 Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain Radio 2
2024-01-07 05:24 Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain Radio 2
2023-11-05 23:11 Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Des’ree) Radio 2
2023-05-24 02:08 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (feat. China Black) Radio 2
2023-05-20 13:08 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (feat. China Black) Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

27 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Abezizwe — 1 ▶
Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Des’ree) — 3 ▶
Amabutho (The Dance of the Warriors) — 1 ▶
Halala South Africa — 1 ▶
Hello My Baby — 1 ▶
Ikhaya Lamaqhawe ( Home Of The Heroes) — 1 ▶
Inkanyezi Nezazi (Star And The Wiseman) — 1 ▶
Ixegezi (Catch The Bird) — 1 ▶
Khwishi Khwishi — 1 ▶
Knockin' on Heaven's Door — 1 ▶
Lindelani (Get Ready) — 1 ▶
Lomhlaba Kawunoni — 2 ▶
Long Walk to Freedom (BBC Proms 2026) — 1 ▶
Love Your Neighbor — 1 ▶
N'Kosi Sikeleli — 2 ▶
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika — 1 ▶
Nomathemba — 2 ▶
Nomathemba (BBC Proms 2026) — 1 ▶
Nomathemba/Hello My Baby/Homeless (The Queen's Birthday Party 2018) — 1 ▶
Oh Happy Day — 1 ▶
Old MacDonald Zulu Style — 1 ▶
Preserve South Africa's Culture — 1 ▶
Rain Rain Beautiful Rain — 1 ▶
Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain — 5 ▶
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (feat. China Black) — 4 ▶
This Little Light Of Mine — 2 ▶
Wimoweh Mbube — 1 ▶