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Piano solo · Intermediate

Mbube

Composition / songwriting: Solomon Linda · Arrangement: Iryna Martynova

"Mbube" was recorded in 1939 by South African singer Solomon Linda and his group, the Evening Birds; the Zulu word means "lion." The song's soaring vocal line later became the basis for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." This piano-solo arrangement honours one of Africa's most influential melodies.

Instrumentation
Piano solo
Level
Intermediate
Format
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Mbube

About the piece

"Mbube" was recorded in 1939 by South African singer Solomon Linda and his group, the Evening Birds; the Zulu word means "lion." The song's soaring vocal line later became the basis for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." This piano-solo arrangement honours one of Africa's most influential melodies.

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