Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Jockey Shabalala dies

Jockey Shabalala, a member of South Africa’s most famous a cappella ensemble, has died, the group’s record company said Tuesday. He was 62.

Shabalala, whose brother Joseph founded and still leads Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died on Saturday of natural causes surrounded by family at his home in Ladysmith, said Mike Wilpizeski, a spokesman for the US-based Heads Up International record label. He had suffered from various illnesses.