Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
90 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Dolly Parton
Self
Paul Simon
Self
Joseph Shabalala
Self (archival footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Self