2022
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1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Free Women Films
Speak Up Films
Dr Joseph Shabalala Foundation
Speak Up Films
Dr Joseph Shabalala Foundation
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Mpumi Mbele
Producer: Judy Nwokedi, Thokozile Veronica Shabalala, Carolyn Carew
Director of Photography: Michael Smith
Director: Mpumi Mbele, Carolyn Carew
Top Cast
Videos
MUSIC IS MY LIFE Trailer – 2023 New African Film Festival
Music is my life Trailer #DIFF2022