Most people can hum the tune to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," but few know the name Solomon Linda. He was the Zulu musician who wrote the original song, "Mbube," in 1939 and sold the rights for less than $2. While his melody became a global sensation, featured in Disney's The Lion King and generating millions, Solomon died in poverty, completely unaware of his song's success. It took his family decades of fighting to finally see justice and receive a share of the royalties. His story is a powerful
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1939 Solomon Linda and The Evening. The very first version of Mbube ( aka The Lion Sleeps Tonight ). Sadly Solomon' descendants never benefited to the millions the song have made and he is not being mentioned anywhere, even by those who still benefit on using/singing this song. | EFF Abroad
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Made $15M Off His Song—He Died With $22 Solomon Linda (1909-1962) was a Zulu migrant worker and musician in Johannesburg, South Africa who created one of the most famous melodies in history—yet died in poverty while others made millions. In 1939, Linda and his group The Evening Birds recorded "Mbube" (meaning "lion" in Zulu), which sold over 100,000 copies and founded the mbube/isicathamiya choral tradition. Linda sold the worldwide rights to Gallo Records for ten shillings (approximately $70 in
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