Penetrating the familiar with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

"Penetrating the familiar is by no means a given.  On the contrary, it is hard, hard work."

— Vivian Gornick, The Situation and the Story

We're talking about we get there today at Penn.  Among other things, we're listening to Ladysmith Black Mambazo to learn what isicathamiya can teach us about our own weather, and about the way we perceive it.

5 comments:

Melissa Sarno said...

This sounds super fun. Ladysmith Black Mambazo makes me want to sing! Okay, maybe I already am. You can't hear me.

Q said...

Ah! They are one of the voices of childhood road trips.

Melodye said...

Oh, what fun! Do you have a playlist? I'd love to sing along... :)

Holly said...

This is a new word to me, even though I've seen them perform. And what did you learn

Serena said...

This sounds interesting...something for me to explore later on...I have not heard of Ladysmith

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