"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a #popularSong. Originally written and composed by the #SouthAfricanMusician #SolomonLinda in 1939, it was first published as "Mbube". It made its way to the United States a decade later. In 1961, #theTokens, a #doowop #group, adapted the melody.

Sing along today with Mbube/Wimoweh, the lion sleeps tonight - full songs at youtu.be/ue2OYFWvt0c?... #carehomechoir #guitar #acoustic #mbube #wimoweh #lionsleepstonight #singingclub #solomonlinda

Sing along today with Mbube/Wimoweh, the lion sleeps tonight - full songs at youtu.be/ue2OYFWvt0c?... #carehomechoir #guitar #acoustic #mbube #wimoweh #lionsleepstonight #singingclub #solomonlinda

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by #SolomonLinda under the title "Mbube", through #SouthAfrican #GalloRecordCompany. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the #doowop group #theTokens became a number-one hit in the United States.

#JCKaelin: #MiriamMakeba sang this at #JFK's inauguration!
#OTD #TDIH #May3, 1919 #HBD #PeteSeeger! #TheWeavers #FolkMusic #Music #AmericanMusic #AmericanSongbook #ProtestMusic #CivilRightsMusic #AmericanCivilRightsMovement #AntiWarMovement #MusicSky #SolomonLinda
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#JCKaelin: #MiriamMakeba sang this at #JFK's inauguration!
#OTD #TDIH #May3, 1919 #HBD #PeteSeeger! #TheWeavers #FolkMusic #Music #AmericanMusic #AmericanSongbook #ProtestMusic #CivilRightsMusic #AmericanCivilRightsMovement #AntiWarMovement #MusicSky #SolomonLinda
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#OTD #TDIH #May3, 1919 #HBD #PeteSeeger! #TheWeavers #FolkMusic #Music #AmericanMusic #AmericanSongbook #ProtestMusic #CivilRightsMusic #AmericanCivilRightsMovement #AntiWarMovement #MusicSky #SolomonLinda
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There are countless examples of white musicians gaining fame from the work of Black artists, but this one might be one of—if not the worst—cases of musical colonization. #Blacksky #BlackHistoryMonth #SolomonLinda youtu.be/mrrQT4WkbNE?...