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Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 – 8 October 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the popular music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya a cappella later popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Solomon Popoli Linda was born near Pomeroy, on the labor reserve Msinga <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Solomon+
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- South Africa
- Place of death
- Soweto
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Zulu
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- isicathamiya
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Solomon-linda.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1909-00-00
- date of death
- 1962-09-08
- birth name
- Solomon Ntsele
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- Commons category
- Solomon Linda
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
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