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originally written and
first recorded in 1939 by
Solomon Linda under the
title "
Mbube",
through South African Gallo Record Company. In 1961, a
version adapted...
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Mbube is a form of
South African vocal music, made
famous by the
South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The word
mbube means "Lion" in Zulu. Traditionally...
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Mbube may
refer to: "
Mbube" (song), a Zulu song
composed by
Solomon Linda Mbube (genre), a
South African singing style named after the song
Booster Mbube...
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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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homogeneous complex of folklore."
Building on Zirimu's
orature concept,
Mbube Nwi-Akeeri
explained that
Western theories cannot effectively capture and...
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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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Solomon Linda in 1933. The band is
known internationally for
their song "
Mbube"
released in 1939,
which is the
origin of Disney's 1994, The Lion King,...
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musical traditions.
African music includes the
genres makwaya, highlife,
mbube,
township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva, afrobeat, afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese...
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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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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...
