Lindiwe Mkhize & Lebo M Songs

In the Pride Lands of Tanzania, a pride of lions rule over a large swath of African savanna which they oversee as their "kingdom" with Mufasa, a wise and benevolent lion who is their leader, watching over it and the other animals as "king". As the sun rises over the Pride Lands, a large crowd of animals awaken from their slumber and begin to journey across the landscape and gather at the foot of Pride Rock to commemorate the birth of Simba, the newborn son of Mufasa and Sarabi, his mate and the leader of the lioness hunting party who serves as the queen of Pride Rock. Rafiki, a wise and old West Africa-accented mandrill with an unnatural long tail who lives in a baobab tree and serves as the kingdom's shaman and advisor by performing his shamanistic services for the lions and presenting the newborn lion cubs of the king and queen to the animals, arrives to warmly greet Mufasa and Sarabi and performs Simba's presentation ceremony with a blessing. He lifts the cub over his shoulder and carries him out onto the promontory of Pride Rock, then introduces him to the expectant crowd who wait below by standing towards the edge and lifting the new prince high into the air above his citizens' heads while Mufasa and Sarabi observe from behind them and the throng of animals triumphantly rejoice at the sight of Simba.