VIDEO: The Lion King Soundtrack is “a love letter to Africa,” says Beyoncé

By: Farida

17th July 2019

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In an exclusive interview with ABC, Beyoncé opens up about “The Lion King” music, saying “the soundtrack is a love letter to Africa”.

Beyonce, on Tuesday, released the tracklist for “The Lion King: The Gift”album which she curated and produced.

“I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa and not just use some of the sounds and did my interpretation of it. I wanted it to be authentic to what is beautiful about the music in Africa,” she told Robin Roberts.

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale and South Africa’s Busiswa and Moonchild Sanelly have been featured in the album.

Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade, Tekno are the Nigerian artists who have also been featured in the album.

The special feature, set for release tonight (8pm ET), also includes interviews with cast and crew of the movie.

Watch sneak peek below: