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 | | Perhaps the strongest song here, “Lahl’ Umlenze,” calls on Africans to take pride in who they are, appropriately harnessing the deep tug of minor-key Zulu pop, slow and heavy, shimmering with accordion, grounded in earthy piano chords, and rich with vocal harmony. |
 | | In fairness, though, Thandiswa has to appeal to an impossibly broad set of constituents, and her effort to broaden all of them is bold and praise-worthy. |
 | | Roots pop fans, who were heartened by urban traditional releases by Busi Mhlongo a few years back, will be heartened to know that is producing an excellent crop of traditional pop these days. |
| www.afropop.org /explore/album_review/ID/2499/Zabalaza (475 words) |
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