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Before The Tokens popularized "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961, composer Solomon Linda wrote and recorded it in 1939 under the original title "Mbube." Because … | The lion sleeps tonight, Songwriting, Songs
The Wall Of Great Africans - SOUTH AFRICA: Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 – October 8, 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician, singer
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