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Joseph Shabalala death: 'It feels like I've lost my grandfather's best friend'

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The musician Joseph Shabalala, who helped to introduce the sound of the Zulu people to the world, has died at the age of 78. He was best known as the founder and director of the choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Bongani Timothy Qumbu lives in South Africa and grew up listening to Mr Shabalala's music through his grandfather. He shared a moving tribute with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ OS. (Photo: Joseph Shabalala at a show in Johannesburg, South Africa: Credit: Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty Images)

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