Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds was a South African vocal group formed by

Solomon Linda Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (19098 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name),Gilmore, Inigo"Penniless sisters fight record industry over father's hit song" ''The Telegraph'' (UK), 11 June 2000. was a South African ...

in 1933. The band is known internationally for their song " Mbube" released in 1939, which is the origin of the pop song "

The Lion Sleeps Tonight "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens bec ...

". During their activity, they often took part in singing competitions, in which they were unbeatable, according to historian Veit Erlmann. The group disbanded in 1949 after Linda's wedding. They are the pioneers of the musical genres Mbube and

Isicathamiya Isicathamiya (, where the ''c'' represents a tenuis dental click) is a singing style that originated from the Zulu people, a South African ethnic group. In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing. The wo ...

Partial discography

* 1938: Makasani/Mfo Ka Linda * 1938: Ngqo Ngqongo Vula/Ngi Boni Sebeni * 1939: Ntombi Ngangiyeshela (recorded c. 1938)/Hamba Pepa Lami * 1939: Yetulisigqoko * 1939: Mbube/Ngi Hambile (recorded c. 1938) * 1939: Sangena Mama/Sohlangana * 1939: Sengiyofela Pesheya/Ziyekele Mama * 1940: Jerusalema (recorded c. 1940)/Basibizalonkizwe * 1940: Sigonde 'Mnambiti (recorded c. 1939)/Bhamporo * 1942: Ngazula Emagumeni (recorded c. 1941)/Gijima Mfana * 1942: Ndaba Zika Linda/Ngiyomutshel'Ubaba *1944: Savumelana (recorded c. 1940)

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