Solomon Linda (1909-1962)
Last updated: 09.10.23
According to the Internet source given below, Solomon Popoli Linda, also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician, singer and composer born near Pomeroy, on the labor reserve Msinga, Umzinyathi District Municipality in Ladysmith in Natal.
He is best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the popular music success The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya a cappella later popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
He is best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the popular music success The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya a cappella later popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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Solomon Linda | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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S. Linda | Mbube (2:43) | Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds |
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S. Linda | Mbube: 1st Recording (1939): (2:42) | Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds |
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S. Linda | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (3:03) | Anne Reburn |
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S. Linda | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Jugend Singt 2014) (2:23) | Der Lagenser Jugendchor "Soundtrack" |
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S. Linda | The Lion Sleeps Tonight - a Real Original African Version (3:20) | Miriam Makeba |