Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2022)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mpumi Mbele
Actors: Dolly Parton, Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon, Whoopi Goldberg
Country: South Africa
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