Song: Wimoweh

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Originally written by
Solomon Linda
Language
Undetermined
Adapted from
Mbube written by Solomon Linda
Comments
Pete Seeger of The Weavers copied "Mbube" note for note, but he didn't understand "Uyimbube, uyimbube", so he made "Wimoweh" of it. At this stage the song is credited to Paul Campbell but this person is purely ficticious. For more information read "Where Does the Lion Sleep Tonight?" by Rian Malan.

Originals

First release
Wimoweh by The Weavers on audio single Wimoweh (1952)

Adaptation tree

Versions

Mbube written by Solomon Linda - Zulu jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Mbube Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds 1939
2 Mbube Angélique Kidjo April 6, 2010

Wimoweh - Undetermined jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Wimoweh The Weavers 1952
2 Wimoweh Yma Sumac 1952
3 Wimoweh Karl Denver January 1962
4 Wimoweh Bobby Stevens February 1962
5 Wimoweh Hugh Masekela 1963
6 Wimoweh Glen Campbell 1964
7 Wimoweh Chris Barber 1965
8 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) Brian Eno 1975
9 Wimoweh (Mbube) Arlo Guthrie/Pete Seeger 1982
10 Wimoweh Nanci Griffith 1993
11 Wimoweh Manu Dibango Featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo 1994

The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore - English jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens 1961
2 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) Bobby Stevens January 1962
3 Wimoweh Jimmie Rodgers [1] August 1963
4 Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) The New Christy Minstrels August 1965
5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Hounds [1] 1967
6 Wimoweh Roger Whittaker 1967
7 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) Robert John [1] 1971
8 Wimoweh Mary Schneider 1980
9 Wimoweh Jowe Head 1981
10 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Nylons 1982
11 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tight Fit 1982
12 Welcome to the Jungle Big Daddy 1991
13 The Lion Sleeps Tonight R.E.M. February 1993
14 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Steve Forbert 1994
15 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Helmut Lotti 1998
16 The Lion Sleeps Tonight [live] Voice Male 1998
17 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Dodecaphonics 1999
18 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Party Animals May 29, 2000
19 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Scallwags 2001
20 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Mighty Echoes September 2003
21 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Boppin' B 2003
22 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Morgan Arons With Jay Siegel and The Tokens 2003
23 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Five by Design 2008
24 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The SilverBalls 2012
25 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Audio Quattro 2012

De leeuw slaapt vannacht written by Jan Vuik - Dutch jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 De leeuw slaapt van nacht! Ilonka 1962

Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (Awimbohe) written by Volker Rosin - German jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht (Awimbohe) Volker Rosin und die Lollypops 2003

Wimmersvej written by Bamse - Danish jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Wimmersvej Bamses Venner 1975

Le lion est mort ce soir written by Henri Salvador - French jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Le lion est mort ce soir Henri Salvador 1962
2 Le lion est mort ce soir Pow Wow 1992

Oek' ndana written by Jean Vanhoren - Dutch jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Oek'ndana The Strangers 1961

Ei saa häiritä leijonaa written by Sauvo Puhtila - Finnish jump to adaptation tree

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Ei saa häiritä leijonaa Danny 1972

Forum topics

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1 Wimoweh cover by Pete Seeger Add songs sebastiaanl 0 2010-11-11 22:31:56 GMT by sebastiaanl
2 Wimoweh Add songs walt 1 2012-03-18 00:29:44 GMT by tsk

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