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Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
NR 1 hr 30 minDocumentary
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The story of Joseph Shabalala, who rose to international fame with his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo after contributing to Paul Simon’s massively successful Graceland album. Bathed in Ladysmith’s powerful music, the documentary covers the full breadth of the singer’s life, from his early years in rural South Africa to the height of Shabalala’s global success to his passing in 2020, at the age of 79.
StarringDolly PartonPaul SimonJoseph Shabalala
DirectorsMpumi MbeleCarolyn Carewe
WriterMpumi Mbele

Movie Details

Original Language:Zulu
Executive Producers:Jack Oliver, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jackie Motsepe, Philisiwe Buthelezi, Nelly Molokoane, Makhosazana Khanyile, Paul Cadieux, Nirana Singh, Iain Thomson
Production Companies:Free Women Films, Speak Up Films, Dr Joseph Shabalala Foundation