num_pages: 320
description: After an oppressive childhood in the ghettos of Soweto, South Africa, Lebo M, the Grammy Award -winning composer, fled his native country at age fourteen to avoid being thrown in jail. He found that the streets of Los Angeles were not much more habitable, as he begged on street corners, cleaned church floors, and got a job at McDonald’s. Today, he is critically acclaimed for his creation of some of the most moving and resonant music of the last decade. Aside from his creative accomplishments, he is renowned for his philanthropic and inspirational work with many organizations both here and in South Africa, including his own foundation. Today he lives with his family in Johannesburg and continues to work on Lion King productions as they are staged around the world.
language: English
title: The Voice and Spirit of the Lion King: A Biography of Lebo M.
titlecomplete: The Voice and Spirit of the Lion King: A Biography of Lebo M.
publisher: Disney Editions