Lebo M collaborates with Beyoncé on Lion King soundtrack

The premiere of The Lion King remake took place on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 in Los Angeles, California where our own beloved actor, John Kani was present, alongside the entire cast.

South Africa is gleaming with pride, as our own Lebo Morake (Lebo M)  has a song with Grammy award-winning Beyoncé. 

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Disney announced the official soundtrack would be released on 19 July 2019. The new album of songs will have recording artists from all over the world and is produced and curated by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

In a soundtrack on Spotify, Morake appears to have two credits on this soundtrack album. Namely; ‘The Circle of Life’ with Carmen Twillie and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” on the ‘deluxe edition’ of the ‘The Lion King Collection’. 

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According to TshisaLive, Morake confirmed to also have another track titled “TBA”. The track is written by Mrs Carter and Lebo M:

“There were many different parts to the song and so I found a lot of elements, including some of her work, already in place. It was just about putting everything together. The whole package is quite exceptional.

“It was about linking her composition to the phonetic expression of The Lion King. That was where I came in, produced the vocal arrangement and to do some writing. It went from a good song to a good song for The Lion King.”

Lebo Morake – TshisaLive

The world has been anticipating the release of this track, According to Oprah Magazine; 

“There was, however, one spot on the soundtrack that is labelled as TBA, short for too be announced. Could it be a surprise Beyoncé track? Or perhaps one for Donald Glover? We have so many questions and not enough answers…yet”

Celia Fernandez – Oprah Magazine

The remake of The Lion King is set to come out on 19 July 2019 in South African theatres. The same day the soundtrack will be released. Is it safe to say that South Africans will be jamming to the soundtrack en route the cinema?