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    Natal, created one of the most famous African songs, "Mbube", which eventually became its own genre. In 1933 Linda began singing with a group of friends...
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    before. Genres: Swing music,mbube, Congolese rumba, Western swing. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller gained swing jazz hits. Genres: Rock and...
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  • Kwaito Kwela Lingala Makossa Maloya Ma'luf Marabi Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Music of Egypt Music of Nigeria Ndombolo Owerri Bongo Ojapiano Palm-wine...
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  • originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company. Lyrics of Linda's original...
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    Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Makossa Malipenga Maloya Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Motswako Museve Pandza Sudanese popular music Ndombolo Ogene Palm-wine...
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    Mbube is both a song, originally released in the 1940s by Solomon Linda, and a genre of South African popular music that was inspired by it. "Mbube"...
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  • African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the popular music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"...
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  • regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres makwaya, highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva,...
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    George David Weiss (category Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts)
    best known as a No. 1 hit for The Tokens, which was based on a 1939 song, "Mbube", by the South African musician Solomon Linda. The settlement, which operates...
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    composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the pop music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya...
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    one specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are singers with crossover success (singing in more than one genre). Professional...
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    Ladysmith Black Mambazo (category Musical groups established in 1960)
    male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They became known internationally after singing with American Paul Simon...
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    Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (category African musical group stubs)
    disbanded in 1949 after Linda's wedding. They are the pioneers of the musical genres Mbube and Isicathamiya. 1938: Makasani/Mfo Ka Linda 1938: Ngqo Ngqongo...
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    culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace. Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya...
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  • traditional sabar drumming techniques with jazz, soul, rock, and Latin music. Mbube – South African a cappella music. Meditation music – any music created to...
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    cappella singing, mbube, meaning 'lion'. The change in name marks a transition in the style of the music: traditionally, music described as mbube is sung loudly...
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  • Gqom (category House music genres)
    gqom tech, sgubhu, 3-Step or G.Q.O.M) is an African electronic dance music genre and subgenre of house music, that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban...
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  • unique to the Maskandi genre. Typically a Maskandi lead or backing singer should have a solid understanding of the concepts of musical key, harmony as well...
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    date he has recorded and released five versions of Solomon Linda's song "Mbube", better known in America as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", each with a different...
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    The Tokens (category American rhythm and blues musical groups)
    single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African singer Solomon Linda. They are also known for having Neil...
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  • Mbube during the opening sequence (the song also known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight). The group has since recorded several different versions of Mbube;...
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    "Virgins of the Sun" on YouTube, (Jorge Bravo de Rueda) Videos "Wimoweh (Mbube)", with Martin Denny on YouTube "Bo Mambo" on YouTube "Chuncho (The Forest...
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  • music series that features live musical performances by various artists, recorded in the studio, in classical musical genres of Africa such as Afrobeats,...
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    1939. Linda, a singer of Zulu origin, wrote the song, originally titled "Mbube" (Zulu: lion), while working for the Gallo Record Company as a cleaner and...
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  • ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 21 May 2019. "Recorded a year after the international hit musical King Kong (1959), which provided many black South African musicians with...
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    singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against...
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    regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres makwaya, highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva,...
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  • Mahlathini (category Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts)
    in Alexandra, Gauteng. As a young boy, he began leading isicathamiya and mbube choirs at traditional Zulu wedding ceremonies. By the time he was a teenager...
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  • The Lion King (category 1994 musical films)
    South African Solomon Linda, who composed the song (originally titled "Mbube") in 1939. In July 2004, Linda's family filed a lawsuit, seeking $1.6 million...
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  • Metheny Group) 11 – Joseph Shabalala, 78, South African isicathamiya and mbube singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) 12 Paul English, 87, American country drummer...
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