id ii ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁perform er ▁in ▁The ▁Lion ▁King ▁to ▁also ▁compose ▁a ▁piece , ▁" R af iki ▁M our ns ". ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁I vor ▁Nov ello ▁Award ▁for ▁International ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Musical ▁Theatre ▁from ▁The ▁British ▁Academy ▁of ▁Compos ers ▁and ▁Song writ ers ▁( the ▁first ▁woman ▁of ▁Southern ▁African ▁original ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁award ). ▁Ts id ii ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁production ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year , ▁leaving ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁South ▁African ▁singer ▁Th uli ▁Dum ak ude . ▁ ▁Other ▁work ▁Le ▁L oka ' s ▁film ▁and ▁TV ▁cred its ▁include ▁roles ▁in ▁two ▁made - for - tele vision ▁mov ies , ▁Rose ▁Red ▁and ▁The ▁Di ary ▁of ▁Ellen ▁R imb auer , ▁and ▁Law ▁& ▁Order . ▁Her ▁television ▁special ▁" C aught ▁In ▁The ▁Act " ▁on ▁W GB Y ▁won ▁an ▁I ris ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁local ▁program . ▁The ▁television ▁special ▁Ts id ii ▁Le ▁L oka ▁In ▁Con cert ▁a ired ▁on ▁T BS . ▁She ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁Dr . ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ' s ▁first ▁International ▁Press ▁Conference ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁after ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁prison . ▁Ts id ii ▁holds ▁two ▁degrees : ▁B A ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁B A ▁Music ▁( both ▁with ▁hon ors ▁from ▁The ▁University ▁Of ▁Massachusetts , ▁Am her st ) ▁and ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁D