Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds – Mbube the original version, origin of The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds – Mbube the original version, origin of The Lion Sleeps Tonight
🇬🇧 🇪🇸👇 Discover the original Zulu recording that became the foundation of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Mbube, recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds, is one of the key early recordings of South African vocal music that later influenced the international circulation of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Captured in Johannesburg ...
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