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Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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Calorie Rating: 126
Released: 2022-10-11
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Studios: Free Women Films, Speak Up Films, Dr Joseph Shabalala Foundation,


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.

Director / Directors

Mpumi Mbele
Director


Cast

Dolly Parton
Character: Self
Paul Simon
Character: Self
Joseph Shabalala
Character: Self (archival footage)

Whoopi Goldberg
Character: Self


Production and Crew

Jack Oliver
Executive Producer
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Executive Producer

Nhlanhla Mthethwa
Archival Footage Research
Jackie Motsepe
Executive Producer
Philisiwe Buthelezi
Executive Producer

Nelly Molokoane
Executive Producer
Kate Kotcheff
Co-Producer
Makhosazana Khanyile
Executive Producer

Paul Cadieux
Executive Producer

Tsholo Mashile
Line Producer
Joel Marcus
Co-Producer
Nirana Singh
Executive Producer

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Original Music Composer

Michael Smith
Director of Photography
Iain Thomson
Executive Producer