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isicathamiya artists

2 published isicathamiya artists, led by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Solomon Linda.

At a glance

2 published isicathamiya artists; 25 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 2 tier 3
2
Release groups
129
Studio albums
57
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
25
Timeline events
71
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
50 years
Full biographies
2
Biography words
4,876

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1970s1
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most isicathamiya artists. South Africa leads with 2.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with isicathamiya. The most shared is mbube, with 1 artists in both.

Covers from isicathamiya

25 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Ladysmith Black Mambazo has the most release groups (129); Ladysmith Black Mambazo the longest career (50 years); Ladysmith Black Mambazo the most awards (49).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Ladysmith Black Mambazo129

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Ladysmith Black Mambazo50

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Ladysmith Black Mambazo49
Solomon Linda1

Most famous isicathamiya artists

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

South Africa · Group · 1960–present

music of Africa, isicathamiya

24 wikis

Solomon Linda

Solomon Linda

South Africa · Person · born 1909

isicathamiya, mbube

19 wikis

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