Zama Magudulela

Zamavus “Zama” Magudulela is a South African actor and singer who performed the role of Rafiki in the Paris, Madrid and São Paulo productions of The Lion King musical.[1][2][3]

Zama Magudulela
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)actor and singer

Early life and education

Magudulela grew up in Durban and started singing at the age of nine.[4] She was a member of the local gospel choir Umlazi before joining the choir at her college, aged 12.[4]

She has a degree in management and marketing.[4]

Career

Magudulela's first acting job was in Mbongeni Ngema's production of The Zulu Show and then as a backing singer in for Ngema's albums Isimukanandwendwe and Baba kaMdudu.[4]

She worked as a backing singer for Busi Mhlongo before auditioning for The Lion King musical in Melbourne in 2003 and becoming the understudy for the Rafiki shaman character.[4]

In 2006, she joined The Lion King cast in Hamburg, still as the Rafiki understudy, and later joined the Paris cast as the Rafiki main character.[4]

She features in the 2007 recording of the Paris production.[5]

She later performed at Rafiki in the Madrid production of the musical.[1]

From 2019 Magudulela worked as a vocalist at Cirque du Soleil on their production of Totem.

References
  1. Schonter, Allison (26 June 2020). "Everything Coming to Disney+ in July 2020". Pop Culture. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. Milligan, Kaitlin. "VIDEO: FROZEN and THE LION KING on Broadway Included in New ONE DAY AT DISNEY Documentary". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. "Elenco e Equipe criativa | O Rei leão - O Musical". www.reileaoomusical.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. "Zama Magudulela – Rafiki | Le Rapport du Matin" (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. Le roi lion - 2007 Original Paris Cast, retrieved 20 February 2022
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