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Music Appreciation

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Figarosmom

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Fri Feb 21, 2025, 01:38 AM Feb 2025

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens [View all]

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History. The original song title was "Mbube" (the Zulu word for "lion&quot and was written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda, a South African Zulu singer, who worked for the Gallo Record Company in Johannesburg as a cleaner and record packer.
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Thanks for posting. This tune has an interesting history. John1956PA Feb 2025 #1
The original Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 #2
Thanks Figarosmom Feb 2025 #3
Always love hearing this song.. hlthe2b Feb 2025 #4
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