© Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images  Photo by Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder, Joseph Shabalala continues to face an uphill battle with his health, after undergoing spine surgery that left family and friends concerned. He was 80.Three times Grammy winner Kenny Rogers known for his song “The Gambler” died March 19. He was 94.Legendary jazz pianist and teacher Ellis Marsalis Jr., the patriarch of New Orleans' great musical family, died April 1.
THE founder and leader of multi Grammy Award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has turned 75. Shabalala’s wife of three decades, Nellie, was murdered in 2002. He was 70.Claude Heater, the famed opera singer who appeared with his face unseen as Jesus Christ in William Wyler's epic 1959 production of "Ben-Hur," died May 28.

He was 85.Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died April 1. He was 93.James Drury, an actor best remembered as the stolid, black-hatted title character of the long-running NBC western “The Virginian,” died April 6. He was 20.Ja’Net DuBois, the actress who played the sassy Willona Woods in the 1970s TV show “Good Times” and sang the theme song to “The Jeffersons,” died February 17. He was 82.Jörn Donner, Finnish producer and director whose credits included Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar-winning "Fanny And Alexander", died January 30. He was 95. He was 68.Legendary jazz guitarist John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who played for presidents at the White House and with music icons including Paul McCartney, died March 1.

She was 103.Mel Winkler, a character actor known for appearances in films as “Devil in a Blue Dress,” “Doc Hollywood” and “Coach Carter,” died June 11. He was 81.Tomie dePaola, a children's author and illustrator known for his book "Strega Nona," died March 30. The music legend is globally revered for establishing and leading Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which has won five Grammy Awards. © Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images

Photo By Mlungisi Mbhele He was 85.Emmy-winning actor John Karlen, best known for his work on the television series “Dark Shadows” and “Cagney & Lacey,” died January 22.
She was 83.Reed Mullin, drummer and cofounder of long-running North Carolina hard rock outfit "Corrosion of Conformity", died January 27. He was 90.Mart Crowley, the author who wrote the landmark play "The Boys in the Band," died March 7. ‘I lost a friend, father and my hero,’ says Shabalala’s son. DURBAN – The children of late musical icon Joseph Shabalala say he was a loving and dedicated family man.Shabalala is being honoured in a special official funeral where President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the eulogy.The music legend is globally revered for establishing and leading Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which has won five Grammy Awards.Shabalala died in Pretoria last week at the age of 78.His grandchildren said they would always appreciate his teachings of respect and humility.Nkosinathi Shabalala said his father's legacy would live on through the music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.“amaMbazo will survive. She was 70.Bob Kulick, guitarist and producer with the rock band "KISS," who also played with the West Coast heavy metal band "W.A.S.P." There, he found work in a cotton factory but also began to sing with a local Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s breakthrough came in the early Seventies with the release of their debut single, “Unomathemba,” which resonated with both black and white audiences in apartheid South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa told mourners that Joseph Shabalala would be nominated for the Order of ... Thoko Shabalala, seven children and close to 60 grandchildren. He was 34.Mary Pat Gleason, whose extensive list of film and television credits includes “A Cinderella Story” and more recently the CBS sitcom “Mom,” died June 2.

Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of the Grammy-winning South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died Tuesday, the South Africa Times reports. He was 86.Terry Jones, the Welsh actor, director, author, historian and the founding member of the seminal comedy group "Monty Python", died January 21. He was 42.Edd Byrnes, star of the 1950s and ’60s TV hit “77 Sunset Strip” who went on to co-star in the 1978 smash “Grease,” died January 8. She was 95.Robert Conrad, the actor best known for his role in the television show "The Wild Wild West", died February 8. She was 77.Ann E. Todd, a former child star in the 1930s and ‘40s who appeared in films such as “Intermezzo” and “All This, and Heaven Too" before making her mark in sitcoms during the '50s, died February 7.

He announced his retirement from the group in 2014. Joseph Shabalala Special Official Funeral | Children pay tribute - Duration: 14:24. joseph shabalala was a South African singer and musician, who was the founder and musical director of the choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has died at 78. his birth name was Bhekizizwe Joseph Siphatimandla Mxoveni Mshengu Bigboy Shabalala. Joseph was born in the town of Ladysmith (eMnambithi district) in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa. And Joseph Shabalala celebrated this special birthday with his nine children and 75 grandchildren! Aug 13, 2020 Aug 15, 2020 A family friend told Daily Sun: “His two sons, Sbongiseni and Thulani, are also members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.