Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
StarringDolly PartonPaul SimonJoseph Shabalala
DirectorsMpumi MbeleCarolyn Carew
WriterMpumi Mbele
NR 1 hr 30 minDocumentary
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Plot
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.

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