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Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Genres
Documentary
Rating
No Rating
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglishisiZulu
CountriesSouth Africa
Release Date2022-10-11
Runtime90 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Dolly Parton

as Self

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Paul Simon

as Self

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Joseph Shabalala

as Self (archival footage)

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Whoopi Goldberg

as Self

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