Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
- Mpumi Mbele,Carolyn Carew
- 1h 30m
- October 11, 2022 · South Africa
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 11, 2022
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- South Africa
- Director
- Mpumi Mbele,Carolyn Carew
- Writer
- Mpumi Mbele
- Producer
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo,Jack Oliver,Jackie Motsepe,Paul Cadieux,Thokozile Veronica Shabalala,Judy Nwokedi,Nelly Molokoane,Makhosazana Khanyile,Iain Thomson,Carolyn Carew,Nirana Singh,Philisiwe Buthelezi
- Cinematography
- Michael Smith
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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