Ladysmith Black Mambazo's founding member, who died this week, took his music from hostel rooftops to music's grandest theatres and, now, to the skies.
Joseph Shabalala, composer and founding member of the South African supergroup Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died on 11 February 2020 after a long illness.
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