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Mufasa | Scar | Simba | Rafiki | Nala | Zazu | Timon & Pumbaa
 
The baboon shaman Rafiki is a female in the stage version of The
Lion King and Rafiki takes on the task of narrator and spirit
guide. When Rafiki reminds Simba to honor his father, she stands
between the present and the past, Simba's guide from youth to
adulthood.
The Sangoma
Tsiidi Le Loka, the actress who
originated the part of Rafiki on Broadway, based her
characterization on the Sangoma, the South African herbalist,
healer and truthteller. The Sangoma is almost always a woman
and the traditions have been passed down from mother to
daughter for generations. A Sangoma's job is to interpret
messages from the spirits, use herbs to heal and divine the
future.
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