Basic Info
Release: October 11, 2022
Runtime: 90 min
Status: Released
Videos
MUSIC IS MY LIFE Trailer – 2023 New African Film Festival
Music is my life Trailer #DIFF2022
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2022
90 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- South Africa
Spoken Languages
- English en
- Zulu zu
No streaming providers available for this content
Cast
Dolly Parton
Self
Paul Simon
Self
Joseph Shabalala
Self (archival footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Crew
Mpumi Mbele
Writer
Jack Oliver
Executive Producer
Jackie Motsepe
Executive Producer
Philisiwe Buthelezi
Executive Producer
Nelly Molokoane
Executive Producer
Makhosazana Khanyile
Executive Producer
Judy Nwokedi
Producer
Paul Cadieux
Executive Producer
Nirana Singh
Executive Producer
Thokozile Veronica Shabalala
Producer
Iain Thomson
Executive Producer
Mpumi Mbele
Director
Carolyn Carew
Producer
Carolyn Carew
Director
Backdrops
Posters
