A cappella group no stranger to US

The article ``South Africa's National Treasure Enriches Hearers,'' Feb. 22, while replete with fascinating detail, is incorrect on one important point. This was not Ladysmith Black Mambazo's first United States tour.

They were presented in 1991 by Britt Festivals, the northwest's oldest continuous outdoor festival, which runs from late June until early September in a beautiful hillside park in historic Jacksonville, Ore. Elizabeth Udall, Gold Hill, Ore.

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