Kalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar (born July 26, 1982), known
professionally as Kalimba, is a Cuban singer and actor.Marichal was
born in Mexico City to parents who are Afro-Cuban. He and his sister
M'balia were both given traditional African names. His parents,
especially his father, were involved in music and theatre.Kalimba
began his career at the age of three. He and his sister M'balia
Marichal began performing in theater and on television. Kalimba
appeared on shows such as Chiquilladas and Chocolate Chip (in which he
shared credit with his sister and his father). At the same time he
participated in the soap opera Carrusel Americas biography.In 1993
Kalimba joined La Onda Vaselina as part of the Mexican pop group OV7,
participating in the album La Banda Rock. After leaving the group in
1996 he returned to dubbing with work in films such as The Lion King
where he sang as the voice of Simba for the song I Just Can't Wait to
Be King (Yo Quisiera Ya Ser El Rey), and James and the Giant Peach. He
voiced Takashi in the Latin American version of Akira, as well as the
eponymous character in Chicken Little. Other works include the voice
of Kit Cloudkicker in [[TaleSpin, the voice of Arnold in Hey Arnold!,
the voice of Lucky in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and the telenovela
"Carrusel de las Américas".
professionally as Kalimba, is a Cuban singer and actor.Marichal was
born in Mexico City to parents who are Afro-Cuban. He and his sister
M'balia were both given traditional African names. His parents,
especially his father, were involved in music and theatre.Kalimba
began his career at the age of three. He and his sister M'balia
Marichal began performing in theater and on television. Kalimba
appeared on shows such as Chiquilladas and Chocolate Chip (in which he
shared credit with his sister and his father). At the same time he
participated in the soap opera Carrusel Americas biography.In 1993
Kalimba joined La Onda Vaselina as part of the Mexican pop group OV7,
participating in the album La Banda Rock. After leaving the group in
1996 he returned to dubbing with work in films such as The Lion King
where he sang as the voice of Simba for the song I Just Can't Wait to
Be King (Yo Quisiera Ya Ser El Rey), and James and the Giant Peach. He
voiced Takashi in the Latin American version of Akira, as well as the
eponymous character in Chicken Little. Other works include the voice
of Kit Cloudkicker in [[TaleSpin, the voice of Arnold in Hey Arnold!,
the voice of Lucky in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and the telenovela
"Carrusel de las Américas".
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