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Solomon Linda

South African musician · South Africa · Musicians · Lived 1909 to 1962 · aged 53

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Solomon Popoli Linda, also known as Solomon Ntsele, was a South African musician, singer, and performer. He composed "Mbube", a defining South African song that revamped the isicathamiya genre and spawned a distinct genre of choral music.

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Linda's group the Evening Birds, pictured around 1941Linda's group the Evening Birds, pictured around 1941The Tokens, who adapted the Weavers' cover of "Mbube" into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", pictured in 1967The Tokens, who adapted the Weavers' cover of "Mbube" into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", pictured in 1967

Awards

Order of Ikhamanga in Gold2023

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Solomon Popoli Linda, also known as Solomon Ntsele, was a South African musician, singer, and performer. He composed "Mbube", a defining South African song that revamped the isicathamiya genre and spawned a distinct genre of choral music. "Mbube" would evolve into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" when it was reimagined by the Tokens in 1961.

Country
South Africa
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1962 · aged 53

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