Mpindela Abednego Mazibuko is a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 - and still led - by his cousin Joseph. Abednego was born in Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the youngest of six sons; the others being Albert, , , , and Ngali . Abednego joined the group in 1974 as a bass singer. whilst left the lineup in 1972 After the death of his brother Milton in 1984 after the Ibhayibheli Liyindlela album , Abednego remained in the line-up with Albert and has been a full-time member of the group since the early 1980s.