▁Ts id ii ▁collabor ated ▁and ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁star ▁in ▁various ▁produ ctions ▁including ▁" R iver d ance " ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁shared ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁Irish ▁star ▁Brian ▁Kennedy ; ▁and ▁in ▁" C anc iones ▁An tes ▁una ▁Guerra ▁/ ▁Songs ▁Before ▁the ▁War " ▁( M aria ▁P ages ' ▁Fl amen co ▁Company ▁) ▁which ▁tou red ▁Spain ▁and ▁Italy ▁and ▁won ▁best ▁show ▁of ▁the ▁Se ville ▁Bi - C entin ial ▁Fl amen co ▁Festival ▁( X III ▁Bien al ▁De ▁Fl amen co ▁de ▁Se villa ). ▁With ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁her ▁now - de ce ased ▁ment or ▁Ann eline ▁Male bo ▁( former ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁tri o ▁J O Y ), ▁Ts id ii ▁started ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁South ▁African ▁T rio ▁" Sh ad iii " ▁with ▁Ann eline ▁Male bo ▁and ▁Fa ith ▁K ek ana . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Le ▁L oka ▁origin ated ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Raf iki ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Broadway ▁cast ▁of ▁The ▁Lion ▁King , ▁produced ▁by ▁Disney ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Jul ie ▁T ay mor . ▁For ▁her ▁performance , ▁Ts id ii ▁received ▁the ▁D rama ▁Des k ▁Award , ▁D rama ▁League ▁Award ▁and ▁Out er ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Fe ature d ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Musical , ▁and ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁nom ination . ▁Ts