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  "name": "Isicathamiya",
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  "lineage": "1920s-onward Zulu South African male a-cappella vocal-group tradition (the name derives from the Zulu word cathama, to tread softly) that developed among Zulu migrant labourers in the Johannesburg mining hostels — codified through Solomon Linda Mbube 1939 recording (the recording that became The Lion Sleeps Tonight after a tortured rights-acquisition history), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (founded 1960 by Joseph Shabalala, the internationally famous group through their Paul Simon Graceland 1986 collaboration), and the broader Friday-night isicathamiya competition circuit in Johannesburg",
  "recipe": "classic Southern African mid-1920s isicathamiya, functional Song, isicathamiya branch, Afro-diasporic ritual devotional, christian gospel jubilee quartet umbanda ceremonial. thick, breath veiled tone, slow rate, interlocked note trading. choir southern black gospel, choir isicathamiya. johannesburg gallo studios 1932-present mid tier johannesburg gallo african studios. dynamic moving-coil, tube pre, BBC broadcast console, vari-mu, passive program EQ. vinyl master cut.",
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          "voice_multitrack_stack": "voice_multitrack_2010s_melodyne_microtuned"
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      {
        "id": "choir_isicathamiya",
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    "chain_mic": "condenser_ldc",
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