The premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, says Ladysmith Black Mambazo s isicathamiya music helped in the emancipation of the country during apartheid.
Ntuli was speaking at the funeral of Albert Mazibuko at Ntabamhlophe in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal.
Mazibuko, who was co-founder of the international award-winning group, died last week at the age of 77.