Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

2 versions

Solomon Linda's 1939 Zulu recording for Gallo, reworked in English as The Tokens' 1961 US number one after decades of disputed credit.

2 versions

  1. Mbube by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (South Africa)
  2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens (USA)

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