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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Inkazimulo
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Music Is My Life: Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo — Self (archival footage)2022
- On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom2000
- Classic Albums — Self1997
- Moonwalker — Joseph Shabalala (segment "The Moon is Walking") (uncredited)1988
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- South Africa
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2020
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 194
- Total plays
- 450
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1941–2020
- Nationality
- ZA
- Role / Field
- Singers, Dancers, Composers, College teachers, Textari, Music
- Language
- mul, eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 16 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Ladysmith
- Place of death
- Pretoria
- Occupation
- choir director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Instrument
- voice
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-08-28
- member of
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-02-11
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
Available in 11 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0