Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

10/11/2022

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Dolly Parton
  • Paul Simon
  • Joseph Shabalala
  • Whoopi Goldberg

    Directors

  • Mpumi Mbele
  • Andrew Wessels
  • Carolyn Carew

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Free Women Films
  • Speak Up Films
  • Dr Joseph Shabalala Foundation

    Production Countries

  • South Africa

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Zulu

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