Joseph Shabalala
Known for
Acting
Born
August 28, 1940
Died
February 11, 2020 (aged 79)
Biography
Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala (28 August 1940 – 11 February 2020) was a South African singer and musician who was the founder and musical director of the choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala was born on 28 August 1940, in the town of Ladysmith (eMnambithi district) in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. His parents, Jonathan Mluwane Shabalala and Nomandla Elina Shabalala, raised Joseph and his six siblings on a white-owned farm called Tugela. His father died in the late 1940s; Joseph, being the eldest, had to take care of the family. He left the farm, however, in 1958 to search for work in the nearby city of Durban.
During this time, he was spotted by a wel...
Best known work
Filmography
2022
Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazoas Self (archival footage)
2000
1997
1988
Moonwalkeras Joseph Shabalala (segment "The Moon is Walking") (uncredited)



