Haunting skein of fifteen notes that flowed down the wires and into a He just opened his mouth and out it came, a Was standing in front of a microphone in the only recording studio inīlack Africa when it happened. Place in the brain of a man named Solomon Linda. Once upon a time, a long time ago, a small miracle took After six decades, the truth is finally told. Music legends made millions off the work of a Zulu tribesman who died a it is one of the great musical mysteries of all time: How American This all relates to the SA music in crisis article by Angus KerrĪnd his contention that East Coast Radio and the other Top FortyĪmerican Formatted Radio Stations in Africa need to show a little more It'sĪbout time that we get to know a little of our own history & dig Many American & British composers haveĬlaimed the copyright to MBUBE over the past 50 odd hidden years.
That's how the American's & Europeans would listen to it if they Song that could have been to SAfrica what 'Waltzing Matilda' is toĪustralia - Goodness forbid!! But you know what we mean. $10 Million dollars (US)!!! Some say $15 Million for a
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Part 1 of a 3 part series that follows the fate of a great song-writer who 'sold' his soul & song to Gallo Africaįor a few Guinness - when technically & morally he should haveĮarned approx. It's about SAfrican singer-songwriter Soloman Linda - The man who recorded & composed Mbube (aka - The Lion Sleeps Tonight / Whimaway / In the Jungle, etc.). However, we do operate a 30 day "no-quibble" returns policy in which you will be refunded the amount of the record itself (excluding postage charges) if you do choose to return the record to us.Internationally renowned SAfrican author Rian Malan has researched & written a remarkable expose for Rolling Stone magazine in the USA, on the murky side of music's international mainstream.
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