Upendi
E1026304
"Upendi" is a romantic duet from Disney's animated film The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, celebrating love in a playful, Swahili-inspired style.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | The Lion King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kiara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kovu NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise | Disney Princess-related media ⓘ |
| basedOnLanguageWord | Swahili word "upendo" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionFormatOfWorkItAppearsIn | direct-to-video ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
duet
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film soundtrack ⓘ romantic song ⓘ |
| hasArtisticInfluence |
African choral textures
ⓘ
world music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement | use of African-inspired words and rhythms ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting | African savanna ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
African-inspired
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playful ⓘ upbeat ⓘ |
| hasReception | remembered as a catchy romantic number from The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of love
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love ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | pseudo-Swahili ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Swahili music style ⓘ |
| intendedMood |
joyful
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lighthearted ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | direct-to-video Disney sequels era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject |
falling in love
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joy of being in love ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | develops romantic relationship between characters ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Walt Disney Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWorkItAppearsIn | Walt Disney Television Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| usedFor | romantic montage sequence ⓘ |
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