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A swingin’ safari.

This album was recorded in the Polydor Studio in Hamburg-Rahlstedt by sound engineer Peter Klemt in December 1961 and in March 1962. This production was first released in the United States the following August under the title THAT HAPPY FEELING and had climbed to Number 14 in the charts by September of that year. The LP was then released on the European market with the title A SWINGIN’ SAFARI in autumn of the same year.

The two Kaempfert compositions A Swingin’ Safari and Afrikaan Beat soon became world hits and have since become evergreens. The success of Take Me famous is down to Dean Martin’s vocal version of the number, and That Happy Feeling , Market Day and Happy Trumpeter were sensational, long-running hits on American radio.

At that time, the typical Kaempfert rhythm had been enhanced by a titillating sound coming from the flutes: Bert Kaempfert modeled this music on the sound produced by blowing penny whistles (brass flutes) in the same particular way as in South African Kwela music. The style of this had been influenced by American swing and was very popular among young black people in the townships.

“Bert Kaempfert tried to get the piccolos to imitate the sound of penny whistles. We had real hard rehearsals. But at last we had made it and Bert was really pleased to have captured the charm of the whistles in ‘his’ piccolos,” reminisced bass guitarist Ladi Geisler. The intro to Afrikaan Beat is also one of the most unmistakable symbols of Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra today, with its typical ‘cracking bass’. Again Ladi Geisler recalls: “We musicians were, as always, gathered around one microphone. My amplifier was about 3 meters away, the same distance as the trombones. Bert Kaempfert advised me to go easy on the lower notes (these were to come from the double-bass) and the high notes were to be accentuated so that it would really ‘crack’. This was how the term for the Bert Kaempfert sound – ‘cracking bass’ – was born.”

In the course of the years, Bert Kaempfert received a number of awards and gold LPs as a reward for the huge success of this album all over the world. But he was particularly delighted to receive a gold LP from South Africa.

Album Songs:

• A Swingin’ Safari
• That Happy Feeling
• Afrikaan Beat
• Happy Trumpeter
• Tootie Flutie
• Black Beauty

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Album Artists:

• Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra

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• Style: 1960s, Big Band, Easy Listening, Pop
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• Record Size: 12"
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• Features: Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve
• Release Title: A Swingin' Safari
• Record Label: Polydor Records
• Release Year: 1962
• Language: English
• Edition: First Pressing
• Genre: Jazz, Pop
• Sleeve Grading: Good Plus (G+)
• Catalogue Number: 237 584

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• Record Label: Polydor Records
• Release Year: 1962
• Language: English
• Edition: First Pressing
• Genre: Jazz, Pop
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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" The Lion Sleeps Tonight " is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda [1] under the title " Mbube ", [2] through South African Gallo Record Company . Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in Zulu , while those of the English one were later written by George David Weiss .

The song has been adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk artists. It was recorded as " Wimoweh " by the Weavers in November 1951, and published by "Folkways Music Publishers", a branch of the then- Folkways Records , in December of the same year. [3] Artists who have recorded various versions of the song include also R.E.M. , NSYNC , Henri Salvador , Karl Denver , Jimmy Dorsey , Yma Sumac , Noro Morales , Roy Zimmerman , Miriam Makeba , and The Kingston Trio , [4]

In 1961, a version adapted into English with the title "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United States. It earned millions in royalties from cover versions and film licensing. The pop group Tight Fit made a cover of the song in 1982, reaching number one hit in the UK . This song is in the key of F major .

• 2 Copyright issues
• 3.1 "Mbube"
• 3.2 "Wimoweh"
• 3.3 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
• 4.1.1 Weekly charts
• 4.1.2 Year-end charts
• 4.2 Certifications
• 4.3.1 Weekly charts
• 4.3.2 Year-end charts
• 4.4 Certifications
• 4.5.1 Weekly charts
• 4.5.2 Year-end charts
• 4.6 Certifications
• 4.7.1 Weekly charts
• 4.7.2 Year-end charts
• 6 References
• 7 External links

History [ ]

Template:Listen The original song title was "Mbube" (the Zulu word for "lion") and was written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda , [5] a South African Zulu singer, who worked for the Gallo Record Company in Johannesburg as a cleaner and record packer. He spent his weekends performing with his musical ensemble, "The Evening Birds", and it was at this record label , under the direction of producer "Griffiths Motsieloa", that Linda and his fellow musicians recorded several songs, including "Mbube", which incorporated a call and response pattern common among many Sub-Saharan African ethnic groups , including the Zulu.

According to journalist Rian Malan :

"Mbube" wasn't the most remarkable tune, but there was something compelling about the underlying chant, a dense meshing of low male voices above which Solomon yodelled and howled for two exhilarating minutes, improvising occasionally. The third take was the best, achieving immortality when Solly took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and improvised the melody that the world now associates with these words: In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. [1]

Issued as a 78-rpm phonograph record [6] and marketed to black audiences, "Mbube" became a hit and Linda a star throughout South Africa. By 1948, the song had sold over 100,000 copies in Africa and among black South African immigrants in Great Britain. Linda's song also gave the name to a style of African A cappella music that evolved into Isicathamiya (also called Mbube music ), popularized by the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo . [7]

In 1949 Alan Lomax , then working as folk music director for Decca Records , brought Solomon Linda's 78-rpm recording to the attention of his friend Pete Seeger , leader of the folk group The Weavers . In November 1951, after having performed the song for at least a year in their concerts, The Weavers recorded an adapted version with brass, string orchestra and chorus and released it as a 78-rpm single titled "Wimoweh", a mishearing of the original song's chorus of " Uyimbube " ("You are a lion" in Zulu). Their version contained the chanting chorus "Wimoweh" and Linda's improvised line. The Weavers credited the song as " Oral tradition ", with arrangement by "Paul Campbell", later found to be a pseudonym used by The Weavers in order to claim royalties. [8] It reached Billboard Template:'s top ten and became a staple of The Weavers' live repertoire, achieving further exposure on their best-selling The Weavers at Carnegie Hall LP album , recorded in 1955 and released in 1957.

Exotica singer Yma Sumac covered the song, for which Juilliard School -trained songwriter George David Weiss brought in soprano Anita Darian to let her perform before, during and after the soprano saxophone solo in such version, issued in 1952 on Capitol Records . [9] The song was recorded extensively by other folk revival groups such as the Kingston Trio , who released it in 1958.

Miriam Makeba also covered the song in 1960, with the original title "Mbube" and giving writing credits to "J. Linda". [8] In 1961, two RCA Records producers, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore , hired Weiss to arrange a Doo-wop and Rhythm and blues cover of "Wimoweh" for the B-side of a 45-rpm single called "Tina", sung by group The Tokens . Weiss wrote the English lines "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, The lion sleeps tonight..." and "Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling...". [10] "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was issued by RCA in that year, and it rocketed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . Weiss' "Abilene Music, Inc." was the publisher of this arrangement, and listed "Albert Stanton" (a pseudonym for "Al Brackman", the business partner of Pete Seeger 's music publisher, Howie Richmond ) as one of the song's writers or arrangers. [11]

Copyright issues [ ]

Social historian Ronald D. Cohen writes: " Howie Richmond copyrighted many songs originally in the public domain but now slightly revised to satisfy Decca and also to reap profits". [12] Howie Richmond's claim of author's copyright could secure both the songwriter's royalties and his company's publishing share of the song earnings. [1]

Although Solomon Linda was listed as a performer on the record itself, the Weavers thought they had recorded a traditional Zulu song. Their managers, the publisher, and their attorneys knew otherwise because they had been contacted by — and had reached an agreement with — Eric Gallo of Gallo Record Company in South Africa . The Americans maintained, however, that South African copyrights were not valid because South Africa was not a signatory to U.S. copyright law. [1] In the 1950s, after Linda's authorship was made clear, Pete Seeger sent $1000 to the South African artist. The folk singer also said he instructed TRO/Folkways to henceforth pay his share of authors' earnings to Linda. Seeger apparently trusted his publisher's word of honor and either saw no need, or was unable, to make sure these instructions to be carried out. [1]

In 2000, South African journalist Rian Malan wrote a feature article for Rolling Stone in which he recounted Linda's story and estimated that the song had earned $15 million for its use in the Disney 1994 movie The Lion King alone. The piece prompted filmmaker François Verster to create the Emmy -winning documentary A Lion's Trail , released in 2002, which tells Linda's story while incidentally exposing the workings of the multi-million dollar corporate music publishing industry. [13] In 2003 a CGI animation French TV series, Pat & Stan , features protagonists, a brown hippopotamus and a yellow dog, singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". It marked the two's debut appearance and was the pilot episode to ITV 's shorts and the sketch of the same name.

In July 2004, as a result of the publicity generated by Malan's article and the subsequent documentary, the song became the subject of a lawsuit between Linda's estate and Disney, claiming that the latter owed $1.6 million in royalties for the use of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the film and musical stage productions of The Lion King . [14] At the same time, the Richmond Organization began to pay $3,000 annually to the Linda's estate. In February 2006, the South African singer's descendants reached a legal settlement with Abilene Music Publishers , who held the worldwide rights and had licensed the song to Disney, to place the earnings of the song in a trust. [15] [16]

In 2012, "Mbube" fell into the public domain, owing to the copyright law of South Africa , while "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is still in copyright. The copyright issues were also treated in the 2019 movie ReMastered: The Lion's Share . [17]

Selected list of recorded versions [ ]

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The song has been recorded by numerous artists, and is a standard that has become a part of popular culture.

"Mbube" [ ]

• 1939 Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds
• 1939 Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds (take 2) featured in the first film adaptation of Cry, the Beloved Country [18] [19]
• 1960 Miriam Makeba , on the Miriam Makeba album
• 1988 Ladysmith Black Mambazo , during opening sequence of movie Coming to America , but not on the soundtrack album
• 1991 Dolly Rathebe & the Elite Swingsters, on the Woza! album
• 1994 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as "Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)", on the Gift of the Tortoise album
• 1996 Soweto String Quartet , as "Imbube", on the Renaissance album
• 2005 Soweto Gospel Choir , as "Imbube", on the Blessed album
• 2006 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, on the Long Walk to Freedom album
• 2007 CH2 and Soweto String Quartet, as "Imbube", on the Pap & Paella album
• 2010 Angélique Kidjo , on the Õÿö album
• 2019 Lebo M , on the soundtrack album of the animated remake of The Lion King film
• 2020 Mahotella Queens featuring "Bokkie ULT" & "Cuebur", as "Mbube 2020" [20]

"Wimoweh" [ ]

• 1952: The Weavers , US No. 6
• 1952: Jimmy Dorsey
• 1952: Yma Sumac
• 1957: The Weavers , live version
• 1957: The Georgetown Chimes , on the Under the Tree with the Georgetown Chimes album
• 1959: Bill Hayes (on Kapp Records)
• 1959: The Kingston Trio
• 1961: Karl Denver , UK No. 4 [21]
• 1962: Bert Kaempfert , on the A Swingin' Safari album, (on Polydor Records ); made mostly as an instrumental save for the "Wimoweh" chorus.
• 1962: Hugh Masekela , on the Trumpet Africaine album
• 1964: Glen Campbell , on The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell album
• 1964: Chet Atkins
• 1971: Rumplestiltskin , on the Black Magician album
• 1975: Bamses Venner
• 1993: Nanci Griffith featuring Odetta , on the Other Voices, Other Rooms album
• 1994: Roger Whittaker , on the Roger Whittaker Live! album
• 1994: Manu Dibango featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo , on the Waka Afrika album
• 1998: Pete Seeger , on the For Kids And Just Plain Folks album
• 1999: Desmond Dekker , on the Halfway To Paradise album

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" [ ]

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• 1961: The Tokens , US No. 1, UK No. 11, Canada No. 1 [22]
• 1962: Henri Salvador , FR No. 1, as "Le lion est mort ce soir", a French version whose title means "The Lion Died Tonight"
• 1965: The New Christy Minstrels
• 1965: The Shangaans, on the Jungle Drums album
• 1966: The Townsmen, Canada No. 70 [23]
• 1967: The Hounds
• 1968: The Tremeloes , on the Silence Is Golden album
• 1971: Eric Donaldson
• 1972: Robert John , US No. 3, gold record / Canada No. 15 [24]
• 1972: Dave Newman , UK No. 34
• 1974: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, as "Rise Jah Jah Children (The Lion Sleeps)"
• 1975: Brian Eno , on the Working Backwards: 1983-1973 and Eno Box II: Vocal albums
• 1976: Dove [25]
• 1979: The Stylistics
• 1980: Passengers
• 1982: Tight Fit , UK No. 1, on the Tight Fit album: [26] the record sold over a million copies in the UK [27]
• 1982: The Nylons , Canada No. 91 [28]
• 1982: Maria Conchita Alonso
• 1990: Ladysmith Black Mambazo featuring The Mint Juleps , on the Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella PBS documentary and album
• 1991: P.J. Powers featuring Hotline, on The Best Of compilation album
• 1991: Big Daddy , mashed up with " Welcome to the Jungle "
• 1992: Talisman, on the A Capella album
• 1992: They Might Be Giants featuring Laura Cantrell , interpolated into " The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) "
• 1993: Pow woW , FR No. 1, cover of Salvador's version
• 1993: R.E.M. , B-side of " The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite " and on The Automatic Box (Disc 3) album
• 1993: The Nylons, re-issue on The Best Of compilation album
• 1993: Streetnix , on the Listen album
• 1994: Dennis Marcellino
• 1994: Tonic Sol-Fa
• 1995: Lebo M , in the Rhythm of the Pride Lands album, an LP with songs inspired by the music of The Lion King film
• 1997: Barbados
• 1997: 'N Sync , B-side of " For the Girl Who Has Everything "
• 1998: Undertones (not The Undertones ), on the 8 Degrees and Rising album
• 2001: Baha Men featuring Imani Coppola , sampled the chorus in the song " You All Dat " on the Who Let the Dogs Out album
• 2001: Rockapella
• 2002: Mango Groove , on the Eat a Mango album
• 2004: Daniel Küblböck
• 2005: The Mavericks
• 2006: VeggieTales characters, on the Bob and Larry Sing the 70s album
• 2009: Melo-M , on the Around the World album
• 2010: Gerard Joling featuring Cool Down Café, on the Goud album
• 2014: Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon , on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon album [29]
• 2015: Justin Fletcher , as Gail Force character on Gigglebiz children tv show
• 2016: Tight Fit, "Rainforest Radio Edit" re-issue on the Together album (on Almighty Records ) [30]
• 2019: Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen , on The Lion King remake film and soundtrack album
• 2019: Wiese
• 2024: Voiceplay featuring J. None, A cappella version [31] with a very creative setting and animal digital representation
• 2024: The Fun Foundation released a version called "Nature's Symphony" on their debut album "Key Concepts, Pt.1" [32]

Charted singles [ ]

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Robert John [ ]

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Tight Fit [ ]

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See also [ ]

• Township music

References [ ]

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• "Solomon Linda, Songwriter Who Penned 'The Lion,' Finally Gets His Just Desserts"
• Sample of "Mbube" performed by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (WMA Stream).
• "Family of 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' Writer to Get Millions" : All Things Considered , NPR
• "Penniless singer's family sue Disney for Lion King royalties" : Daily Telegraph
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight . BBC World Service documentary by Paul Gambaccini first broadcast 16 July 2010, archived
• 200+ recordings of Mbube/Wimoweh/The Lion Sleeps Tonight on FLORENCOM's YouTube tribute channel
• "The Money Show" 6 May 2021 episode of Afropop Worldwide , which includes a history of "Mbube"/"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
• Video comparing "Mbube" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on VYIMBVBE's YouTube tribute channel

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• ↑ Frith, Simon, Popular Music: critical concepts in media and cultural studies, Volume 4 , London: Routledge, 2004. Template:ISBN . p. 271
• ↑ Cad, Saint (31 July 2012). Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals . listverse.com.
• ↑ 8.0 8.1 David Hutcheon, "The Story Behind the Song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight", Mojo '60s , #9, 2017, pp. 18-19
• ↑ Show 18 — Blowin' in the Wind: Pop discovers folk music . [Part 1] . Pop Chronicles . UNT Digital Library (18 May 1969).
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• ↑ "National Television Academy Presents 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (press release), 25 September 2006.
• ↑ 3rd Ear Music Forum - Mbube - Mickey Mouse Under House Arrest in SAfrica? .
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• ↑ Karl Denver . The Official Charts Company .
• ↑ CHUM Hit Parade - December 11, 1961 .
• ↑ RPM Top 100 Singles - October 10, 1966 .
• ↑ RPM Top 100 Singles - March 11, 1972 .
• ↑ RPM Top 100 Singles - April 5, 1986 .
• ↑ Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel Sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (21 March 2014).
• ↑ Tight Fit — Together — Almighty Records .
• ↑ Voiceplay ft. J. None sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" .
• ↑ The Fun Foundation - Nature's Symphony" .
• ↑ flavour of new zealand - Lever hit parades .
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• ↑ SA Charts 1965–March 1989 .
• ↑ Cash Box Top 100 3/18/72 .
• ↑ Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972 .
• ↑ Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972 .
• ↑ National Top 100 Singles for 1982 . Kent Music Report (3 January 1983).
• ↑ Jaaroverzichten 1982 . Ultratop.
• ↑ Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982 . Dutch Top 40.
• ↑ Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982 .
• ↑ Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (German) . GfK Entertainment . offiziellecharts.de.