Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 11, 2022Release Date
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 11, 2022Release Date
Network & Production Companies




Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Now TV
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Dolly Parton
Self

Paul Simon
Self

Joseph Shabalala
Self (archival footage)

Whoopi Goldberg
Self

Mpumi Mbele
Writer / Director

Jack Oliver
Executive Producer

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Executive Producer / Original Music Composer

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

Judy Nwokedi
Producer

Paul Cadieux
Executive Producer

Andrew Wessels
Editor

Tsholo Mashile
Line Producer

Joel Marcus
Co-Producer

Nirana Singh
Executive Producer

Khulekani Zondi
Editor

Thokozile Veronica Shabalala
Producer

Michael Smith
Director of Photography

Iain Thomson
Executive Producer

Carolyn Carew
Producer / Director
Media.
