Nellie Shabalala (1953 – May 15, 2002) was the wife of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (LBM) leader and founder, Joseph Shabalala, for over thirty years. She had formed her own allied group, Women of Mambazo, in the 1970s.[1] The group were beginning to create a name for themselves after touring with LBM in the United Kingdom in 2001, but disbanded after Nellie Shabalala was shot and killed by a masked gunman, initially for unknown reasons, in May 2002.[2]
^Mamizolo, Women of Mambazo, CD (Gallo Record Company, 2002). Liner notes, Joseph Shabalala
^IOL.com article, I introduced murder accused to Shabalala. May 2003.
NellieShabalala (1953 – May 15, 2002) was the wife of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (LBM) leader and founder, Joseph Shabalala, for over thirty years. She...
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