Blast from the Past: The Moon is Walking by Ladysmith Black Mamboza

I first heard this song way way way back, 20 years ago to be exact when I was 9 years old. Being a Michael Jackson fan my aunt took me and my sister to the cinema to see Michael Jackson's Moonwalker in 1988, and at the end of the film was when I was first saw Ladysmith Black Mamboza performing the Moon is Walking. I'd never seen anything like it before, and you can imagine at 9 years old being mesmerized at being able to actually feel the music, the beat and the rhythm when the only instruments used were their voices, hands and feet. I knew of them a year prior from constantly requesting my dad to play the African influenced and infamous Paul Simon album Graceland [how many 7 year olds do you know that were into Paul Simon?]

Call me a hippy, but I don't care, Ladysmith Black Mamboza when I listen to their music it really does take me away, and the feeling I'd definitely equate to being almost euphoric, if I've had a stressful day I can really unwind to their music especially a song called Inkanyezi Nezazi as well as their popular hit Homeless.

20 years on and I still love this song and the way in which it was performed. In fact love is an understatement it belongs in my all time Top 10 of songs, that's how much I love it. Enjoy!