Albert Mazibuko was born in
Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the second child of six children of three boys and three girls; the others being
Nontukuzo Mazibuko,
Nelisiwe Mazibuko,
Kholiwe Mazibuko, and his two brothers
Milton Mazibuko and
Abednego Mazibuko. He grew up on a farm. and fifteen. He worked as a manual labourer in a number of jobs prior to joining Mambazo, as a
tenor, with his brother Milton as an
alto. Much later, Albert was the only original member left in the group and saw many changes; whereas the early line-ups were formed by a few Shabalalas and two Mazibukos, the group largely included members unrelated to the Shabalalas. His older brother Milton died of natural causes in 1980 after the Intokozo album. His youngest brother Abednego had joined in the year 1974, Albert remained in the line-up and has been a full-time member of the group since 1973. In 1957, at age nine, Albert founded his own
Isicathamiya choir, the Zulu Motos "SS Choir", based in Ladysmith. He met his wife Lillian Dlomo Mazibuko in 1971 and got married in 1976. Together, they had four children. Albert Mazibuko died on 5 April 2026, at the age of 77. ==References==