Tsidii LeLoka
BA
NY, USTony Award Nominee
TSidiiVocalist / Composer / Actress Tony Award Nominee and winner of several top industry awards including Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, EW Award, Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (for originating the role of "Rafiki") in THE LION KING ON BROADWAY, Tsidii Le Loka Lupindo continues to bring her electrifying performances and multi-faceted artistry to international audiences. Tsidii was the only lead performer in The Lion King On Broadway to be also involved in the creative process of the musical, and her composition, Rafti Mourns is included in the Grammy Award winning album of The Lion King On Broadway. The supremely talented Lady has also been awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in Musical Theatre from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Tsidii was the only lead performer in the original cast born in Africa (she is a princess from the Lupindo clan, and born in the Kingdom of Lesotho) in what critic Frank Langford calls "one of the most impressive debut in recent Broadway history". Prior to coming to the United States in her mid teens, The Star Newspaper named Tsidii at the age of 18 the most promising Artist in South Africa. Her Concert career performances, festivals, international tours, recordings, include a roster of worid-class stars such as Sting, Elton John, Madonna, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Dionne Warwick, Youssou N'Dour, Roberta Flack, Max Roach and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. With the invitation of her now late mentor Anneline Malebo, exsinger of "South Africa's Supremes", JOY, Tsidii started her career as a member of the top South African Trio, SHADIII with Anneline Malebo and Faith Kekana. Her film and TV credits include lead roles in two Stephen King made-for-television movies ROSE RED and THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (Stephen King and Ridley Pearson) and LAW AND ORDER. Her television special CAUGHT IN THE ACT on WGBY won the Iris Award for best local program. She has also done endorsements for JOHNSON AND JOHNSON in South Africa. The television special TSIDII LE LOKA IN CONCERT aired on major television networks and was re-aired several times by popular demand. She was the only Performer invited to perform at Dr Nelson Mandela!s first International Press Conference in Johannesburg after his release from Prison. Tsidii holds two degrees: a BA in Economics and a BA in Music (both Magna Cum Laude / honors from The University Of Massachusetts, Amherst).
Tony Award Nominee
TSidiiVocalist / Composer / Actress Tony Award Nominee and winner of several top industry awards including Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, EW Award, Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (for originating the role of "Rafiki") in THE LION KING ON BROADWAY, Tsidii Le Loka Lupindo continues to bring her electrifying performances and multi-faceted artistry to international audiences. Tsidii was the only lead performer in The Lion King On Broadway to be also involved in the creative process of the musical, and her composition, Rafti Mourns is included in the Grammy Award winning album of The Lion King On Broadway. The supremely talented Lady has also been awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in Musical Theatre from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Tsidii was the only lead performer in the original cast born in Africa (she is a princess from the Lupindo clan, and born in the Kingdom of Lesotho) in what critic Frank Langford calls "one of the most impressive debut in recent Broadway history". Prior to coming to the United States in her mid teens, The Star Newspaper named Tsidii at the age of 18 the most promising Artist in South Africa. Her Concert career performances, festivals, international tours, recordings, include a roster of worid-class stars such as Sting, Elton John, Madonna, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Dionne Warwick, Youssou N'Dour, Roberta Flack, Max Roach and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. With the invitation of her now late mentor Anneline Malebo, exsinger of "South Africa's Supremes", JOY, Tsidii started her career as a member of the top South African Trio, SHADIII with Anneline Malebo and Faith Kekana. Her film and TV credits include lead roles in two Stephen King made-for-television movies ROSE RED and THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (Stephen King and Ridley Pearson) and LAW AND ORDER. Her television special CAUGHT IN THE ACT on WGBY won the Iris Award for best local program. She has also done endorsements for JOHNSON AND JOHNSON in South Africa. The television special TSIDII LE LOKA IN CONCERT aired on major television networks and was re-aired several times by popular demand. She was the only Performer invited to perform at Dr Nelson Mandela!s first International Press Conference in Johannesburg after his release from Prison. Tsidii holds two degrees: a BA in Economics and a BA in Music (both Magna Cum Laude / honors from The University Of Massachusetts, Amherst).
