Kalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar is a Mexican singer and voice actor.

Career

Born in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, 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

Chiquilladas

Chiquilladas was a Mexican sketch and musical show that used only children as actors. First aired on Mexican television in 1982, it ran until 1993...

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

OV7

OV7 is a Latin pop group from Mexico that formed in May of 1989 but it was until the early 1990s as the would begin to make their mark. With over 22 years of career and have had several hits in the Latin American charts.The group disbanded in 2003...

, 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

The Lion King

The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...

where he sang as the voice of Simba

Simba

Simba is a lion character and the protagonist of Disney's most successful animated feature film, The Lion King. He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, nephew of Scar, mate of Nala, and father of Kiara. He has golden fur and when he grows into an adult, he has an auburn mane...

 for the song I Just Can't Wait to Be King

I Just Can't Wait to Be King

"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a stylistic musical number from Disney's popular 1994 animated film, The Lion King."I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds...

(Yo Quisiera Ya Ser El Rey), and James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach (film)

James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi. The film is a combination of live action and stop-motion animation....

. He voiced Takashi in the Latin American version of Akira

Akira (film)

is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....

as well as the eponymous character in Chicken Little

Chicken Little (2005 film)

Chicken Little is a 2005 computer-animated science fiction family comedy film loosely based on the fable The Sky Is Falling. It was the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation...

. Other works include the voice of Arnold in Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends...

and the telenovela

Telenovela

A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

 "Rotation of the Americas".

Criminal complaint and dismissal

In January 2011 an arrest warrant

Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual.-Canada:Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code of Canada....

 was issued for Kalimba after an allegation that he raped a 17-year-old girl in a hotel room after a concert in Chetumal

Chetumal

Chetumal is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco...

, Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....

, on December 18, 2010. Kalimba was arrested on January 20, 2011 on immigration charges in El Paso, Texas and turned in to PGR back in Mexico. He was released on January 27, 2011 due to lack of evidence.

Discography

• Aerosoul (2004)

1. Latin party
2. Buscando
3. Tocando Fondo
4. Tú tienes tu lugar
5. Llévate
6. Undercover
7. No me quiero enamorar
8. 2nite's the night
9. Día de suerte
10. Holler
11. Llorar duele más
12. Amor o love

• NegroKlaro (2006)

1. Inevitable
2. No volverás
3. Te siento mía
4. Solo dejate amar
5. Viernes de ceniza
6. Duele
7. Norwegian wood
8. Volverá
9. Gritar
10. Luna
11. Nunca sabrás
12. Sin darle amor
13. No puedo dejarte de amar

• Mi otro Yo (2008)

1. Jamás
2. Ella baila sola
3. Se te olvido
4. Mi otro Yo
5. Si no estás Tú
6. 06 001-646
7. Sin explicación
8. Niña Primavera
9. Antés de Tí
10. Aléjate
11. Cada estación
12. Sin mis caricias

• Amar Y Querer: Homenaje A Las Grandes Canciones (2009)

1. Perfume De Gardenia [4:47]
2. Amar Y Querer [5:52]
3. Luces De Nueva York [4:21]
4. Ya Lo Sé Que Tu Te Vas [5:00]
5. Amor Eterno [5:51]
6. Al Final [4:57]
7. Desesperado [4:22]
8. Acá Entre Nos [5:09]
9. Vivir Así Es Morir De Amor [6:42]
10. El Ultimo Beso [4:25]
11. Volcán [5:52]
12. Querida [4:21]
13. A Mi Manera [8:17]
14. El Triste
    El Triste
    El Triste is a song written by Mexican composer Roberto Cantoral. It was performed for the first time on March 25, 1970, at the "Latin Song Festival II" by the Mexican singer José José...
    
     [7:30]

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-mexican-pop-70020