Inkosi ibhubesi

Inkosi ibhubesi
The King Is a Lion
Details
Country	South Africa
Language	Zulu
Recording studio	Sonneblom Studios
Services	Disney+
Release	November 1994

Inkosi ibhubesi is the Zulu dub of The Lion King.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Mufasa	Dominic Tyawa
	Simba	Fezile Mpela
		Ayanda Nhlangothi (younger)
	Nala	Wendy Molefe
		Khombi Sangweni (younger)
	Scar	Robert Dlamini
		Victor Masondo (singing)
	Timon	Bham Ntabene
	Pumbaa	Thapelo Mofokeng
	Rafiki	Jeremiah Ndlovu
	Zazu	Mandla Buthelezi
	Sarabi	Lilian Dube
	Shenzi	Linda Sebezo
	Banzai	Sandile Dlamini

Music

Song		Singer(s)
Nants' Ingonyama/Indlela yeMpilo		Lebo M.
Mara Louw
Ngeke ngimele ukuba ngize ngibe yinkosi		Ayanda Nhlangothi
Choir
Zilungiseleni		Victor Masondo
Choir
Hakuna Matata		Bham Ntabene
Thapelo Mofokeng
Ayanda Nhlangothi
Zamo Mbutho
The Lion Sleeps Tonight		Bham Ntabene
Thapelo Mofokeng
Ungaluzwa uthando kusihlwa		Bham Ntabene
Thapelo Mofokeng
Zamo Mbutho
Thozama Motsage
Lindiwe Hlengwa
Choir
Hawaiian War Chant		Bham Ntabene
Thapelo Mofokeng
Indlela yeMpilo (Reprise)		Zulu Choir & English Choir

Technical staff
Dubbing directors		Rina Nienaber
Eric Ntuli
Musical director		Victor Ntoni
Translator		Eric Ntuli
Lyricist		Mara Louw
Sound engineers		Richard Frost (dialogues)
John Lindemanns (songs)
Coordinator		Dick Voorendyk
Producer		Katinka Heyns
Songs		Audio Lab

Trivia

• This is the only Disney movie to be dubbed into Zulu language, as a tribute to the culture which inspired the movie.
  • Most of the cast weren't professional actors and singers, they were local people in the community that were cast by the Disney USA team who went to South Africa to find the Zulu voices.
• The extended scene of the Morning Report was never dubbed into Zulu. They've kept the original cut of the movie.
• Victor Masondo was brought in for the singing of Scar when Robert Dlamini couldn't cope with the song.

References

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