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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo is known for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Coming to America (1988).
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      • 5 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
    5.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 2003
    Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Marla Sokoloff, and Sydney in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
    Dude, Where's My Car?
    5.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2000
    Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
    Coming to America
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 1988
    Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    FernGully: The Last Rainforest
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Land Before Time (2007)
      The Land Before Time
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Performer (singing voice)
      • 2007
    • Kolybelnye mira (2006)
      Kolybelnye mira
      7.7
      TV Series
      • (singing voice)
      • 2006
    • Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Des'ree: Ain't No Sunshine (1999)
      Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Des'ree: Ain't No Sunshine
      Music Video
      • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
      • 1999
    • B*Witched featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo: I Shall Be There
      Music Video
      • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
      • 1999
    • Frank Oz and Steve Whitmire in The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
      The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
      8.2
      Video
      • African Tribe (voice)
      • 1998
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • African Tribe (voice)
      • 1988–1997
    • Shalom Sesame (1987)
      Shalom Sesame
      6.7
      TV Series
      • African Tribe (voice)
      • 1991
    • Graceland: The African Concert (1987)
      Graceland: The African Concert
      8.1
      Video
      • 1987

    Music Department

    • Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2023)
      Music Is My Life - Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
      7.0
      • musician
      • 2023
    • VeggieTales: The Little Drummer Boy (2011)
      VeggieTales: The Little Drummer Boy
      6.5
      Video
      • choir member
      • 2011
    • The Land Before Time (2007)
      The Land Before Time
      6.5
      TV Series
      • theme song: performed by
      • 2007
    • MBUBE - Die Nacht der Löwen (1998)
      MBUBE - Die Nacht der Löwen
      • musicians: group
      • 1998
    • Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Dionne Quan, Kath Soucie, and Cree Summer in Rugrats (1991)
      Rugrats
      7.4
      TV Series
      • choir member
      • 1995
    • Tropical Rainforest (1992)
      Tropical Rainforest
      5.9
      Short
      • music performers
      • 1992
    • A Dry White Season (1989)
      A Dry White Season
      7.0
      • song performer
      • 1989

    Composer

    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
      The Great Elephant Escape
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • background music
      • 1995

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    Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
    Clip 3:46
    Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration

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      Appeared on "Sesame Street" in "Put Down The Duckie".
    • Nickname
      • Wormsmith Black Mambazo

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