GRAMMY award-winning choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo hope that Hollywood producer and actor Tyler Perry will oversee a feature film on their journey to international stardom.

Andile Mqwebu, the group's publicist, said yesterday that Tyler, who has produced films such as Why Did I Get Married and The Diary of a Mad Black Woman, had been approached.

She said: "We are busy with talks to bring Tyler Perry on board. We do not have a concrete deal just yet, but it looks promising, and the people we are speaking to are as excited as we are about the project."

The film will tell the story of the lives of each member of the acclaimed group. Mqwebu said Vusi Kunene, who played Jack Mabaso in Generations, might play Joseph Shabalala, the lead singer and founder of the group.