Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Legendary South African singer Albert Mazibuko, a long-standing member of Grammy-winning choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died aged 77. Mazibuko, who performed with the group for 55 years, died on Sunday (5 April) following a short illness. His death was announced on Facebook by his fellow group members the following day. “It is with immense sadness that we tell you that our brother, Albert Mazibuko, has left us this Easter Sunday to be with his saviour in heaven,” they wrote. Mazibuko, pictured at the 2017 Grammy Awards, has died (Getty) “We will update you with further news, videos and pictures celebrating the life of Albert. We cannot express how broken our hearts are at this time.” The eldest of six brothers, Mazibuko – whose full name is Mdletshe Albert Mazibuko – was born in Ladysmith, South Africa, in 1948. Mazibuko left school at …