Sooomon Linda was a South African singer who released Mbube in 1983, which went on to be used on the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Although he never got credit for it, his descendant sued and earned him royalties What did you guys think? Let us know in the comments. Follow @authentic_african for daily posts on African News, History, and Pop Culture 🛑I need your help to keep creating free educational content!🛑 In order of impact, you can support my work by: - Saving this post (it really is a bo

Made $15M Off His Song—He Died With $22 Solomon Linda (1909-1962) was a Zulu migrant worker and musician in Johannesburg, South Africa who created one of the most famous melodies in history—yet died in poverty while others made millions. In 1939, Linda and his group The Evening Birds recorded "Mbube" (meaning "lion" in Zulu), which sold over 100,000 copies and founded the mbube/isicathamiya choral tradition. Linda sold the worldwide rights to Gallo Records for ten shillings (approximately $70 in