Also known as Solomon Popoli Linda
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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+
Solomon Ntsele, plus connu comme Solomon Linda (1909 - 8 septembre 1962) est un musicien, chanteur et compositeur zoulou sud-africain qui a écrit la chanson Mbube qui devint plus tard un morceau populaire dans sa version The Lion Sleeps Tonight, et donna son nom à un style d'isicathamiya a cappella popularisé par Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Malgré la popularité de la chanson, Solomon Linda vécut et mourut dans la pauvreté.
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