African music legends for Sky Arts
We completed the sound mix & design, delivery, QC and DCP for the feature-length music documentary Music Is My Life about iconic South African singer Joseph Shabalala and his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, for Sky Arts and France’s Delta TV. It charts the musician’s life from his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to the band’s global success after playing on Paul Simon’s hugely popular 1986 album Graceland.
A choral group with multiple awards
Formed by Shabalala in 1960, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group that sings in the indigenous Zulu vocal style of isicathamiya. They have won multiple awards including five Grammys, the fifth of which they dedicated to late former President Nelson Mandela.
One of the world’s most distinct musical idioms
The film reveals how Graceland was put together, including archive footage from the recording sessions, and chronicles the complex history of isicathamiya music, in terms of the political and musical forces which helped to form it. Locating Shabalala’s music at the heart of the South African experience, the film is an engaging tribute to one of the world’s most distinct musical idioms and the man with the beautifully resonant voice who made it famous.
African music legends for Sky Arts
Free Women Films (South Africa) and Speak Up Films (UK) hired us to complete the final sound mix for their music documentary Music Is My Life and fix visual irregularities to pass quality control for Sky Arts, Film Option and ZDF-ARTE. We also delivered to broadcasters, and then created DCPs (Digital Cinema Package) for distribution. The film was released in September 2022 throughout UK cinemas.
A choral group with multiple awards
Music Is My Life tells the story of South African singer Joseph Shabalala and his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, charting the musician’s life from his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to the band’s global success after playing on Paul Simon’s classic 1986 album Graceland.
One of the world’s most distinct musical idioms
Formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a multi-Grammy award-winning male choral group that sings in the indigenous Zulu vocal style of isicathamiya and mbube. Aside from chronicling the complex history of isicathamiya music, Music Is My Life shows us how Paul Simon’s iconic Graceland was put together, including archive footage from the recording sessions. Locating Shabalala’s music at the heart of the South African experience, the film is an engaging tribute to one of the world’s most distinct musical idioms and the man with the beautifully resonant voice who made it famous.
African music legends for Sky Arts
Free Women Films (South Africa) and Speak Up Films (UK) hired us to complete the final sound mix for their music documentary Music Is My Life and fix visual irregularities to pass quality control for Sky Arts, Film Option and ZDF-ARTE. We also delivered to broadcasters, and then created DCPs (Digital Cinema Package) for distribution. The film was released in September 2022 throughout UK cinemas.
A choral group with multiple awards
Music Is My Life tells the story of South African singer Joseph Shabalala and his band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, charting the musician’s life from his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to the band’s global success after playing on Paul Simon’s classic 1986 album Graceland.
One of the world’s most distinct musical idioms
Formed by Joseph Shabalala in 1960, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a multi-Grammy award-winning male choral group that sings in the indigenous Zulu vocal style of isicathamiya and mbube. Aside from chronicling the complex history of isicathamiya music, Music Is My Life shows us how Paul Simon’s iconic Graceland was put together, including archive footage from the recording sessions. Locating Shabalala’s music at the heart of the South African experience, the film is an engaging tribute to one of the world’s most distinct musical idioms and the man with the beautifully resonant voice who made it famous