Ladysmith Black Mambazo 2026-08-05 BBC Proms, RAH, London, UK

Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- Under African Skies: The Songs of ‘Graceland’
BBC Proms
Royal Albert hall
London, UK
5 Aug 2026

Laura Mvula
James Bay
Will Taylor & Nick Hill (Flyte)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Nu Civilisation Orchestra
Peter Edwards, director & arrangements

01 Nomathemba (Mother of Hope) (Joseph Shabalala)
02 The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon; Forere Motloheloa)
03 Gumboots (Paul Simon, Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali)
04 Crazy Love, Vol. II (Paul Simon)
05 Peter Edwards talking
06 All Around The World - That Was Your Mother (Paul Simon)
07 Graceland (Paul Simon)
08 dedication to Nelson Mandela
09 Halala (Long Walk To Freedom) (Joseph Shabalala)
10 I Know What I Know (Paul Simon; General M.D. Shirinda)
11 Homeless (Paul Simon & Joseph Shabalala)
12 Under African Skies (Paul Simon)
13 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Paul Simon, Joseph Shabalala)
14 You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon)

TT 1:10:31

Source:
Klara > RTL-SDR Blog V4 > GQRX > wav 16/48 > LosslessCut (track)
> Flac (5) > MetaFlac & Kid3 (metadata) > flac 16/48
Klara FM, "Klara in concert", 9 Sept 2026

The song order as broadcast is not the same as that in the program on
the BBC website (see below), which had the tracks in this order:
01, 02, 03, 07, 06, 09, 10, 04, 12, 11, 13, 14
I have not changed the broadcast order.

The cover image is a screenshot of the BBC webpage for the show.

The BBC Radio 3 announcer is heard during clapping in a couple of places.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/evqz3d

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Additional Credits
The Klara webpage for the broadcast also provided song-by-song credits
for most of the songs, which I have summarized below.

Nomathemba (mother of Hope)
Joseph Shabalala | Performer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

The Boy In The Bubble
Paul Simon; Forere Motloheloa | Performer: James Bay, Vocals; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vocals; Nu Civilisation Orchestra Peter Edwards

Gumboots
Paul Simon, Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali | Performer: Laura Mvula, Vocals; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vocals; Now Civilisation Orchestra Led Peter Edwards

Crazy Love, Vol. Ii
Paul Simon | Performer: Will Taylor (flyte), Vocals; Nu Civilisation Orchestra Peter Edwards

All Around The World – That Was Your Mother
Paul Simon | Performer: Jihad Darwish, Bas; Denys Baptiste, Tenor Saxophone; Rod Youngs, Drums; Becca Toft, Trumpet; Josh Middleton, Accordion; Nu Civilisation Orchestra Peter Edwards

Graceland
Paul Simon | Performer: James Bay, Zang; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Zang; Nu Civilisation Orchestra Arrangement Peter Edwards

Long Walk To Freedom
Joseph Shabalala | Performer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

I Know What I Know
Paul Simon; General M.d. Shirinda | Performer: Laura Mvula, Vocals; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vocals; Now Civilisation Orchestra Peter Edwards

Homeless
Paul Simon And Joseph Shabalala | Performer: Laura Mvula, Vocals; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vocals

Under African Skies
Paul Simon | Performer: Will Taylor, Vocals; Nick Hill (flyte), Vocals; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Singing; Ensemble: Nu Civilisation Orchestra Peter Edwards
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