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Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds

Band,
Pop, Folk and World
A.k.a. Solomon Ntsele

Solomon Linda (1909 – 8 October 1962) used to be an employee of Gallo records before rising to stardom and in 1939, brought wide attention to this style of singing founded in the Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) province and had spread throughout South Africa during the 1930s. The song ‘Imbube’ is the original melody for the theme song of the Disney blockbuster ‘The Lion King’. Outstanding American hits adapted from this song include “Wimoweh” by The Weavers circa 1951, “The Lion sleeps tonight” by The Tokens and even R.E.M has made their own version. Some of these artists claimed copyright to the song and have raked in millions of dollars while the original composer died a pauper. In 2006, after litigation by Solomon Linda's heirs, an out of court settlement to the estate of Solomon Linda was reached for copyright infringements by other parties. The members of the group were: Solomon Linda - Vocal Soprano Gilbert Madondo - Vocal Alto Boy Sibiya - Vocal Tenor Gideon Mkhize - Vocal Bass Samuel Mlangeni - Vocal Bass Owen Sikhakhane - Vocal Bass

Members

	Solomon Linda 1909-1962 ZA
	Boy Sibiya voc
	Samuel Mlangeni voc, b
	Gideon Mkhize voc, b
	Gilbert Madondo voc
	Owen Sikhakane voc, b