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Solomon Linda

1909 - 1962

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Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele, was a South African musician, singer, and performer. He composed "Mbube", a defining South African song that revamped the isicathamiya genre and spawned a distinct genre of choral music. "Mbube" would evolve into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" when it was reimagined by the Tokens in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Solomon Linda is the 1,854th most popular singer (down from 1,570th in 2024), the 176th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 136th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Solomon Linda ranks 1,853 out of 4,381. Before him are Conway Twitty, Tomohisa Yamashita, Peter Sarstedt, Agnes Obel, and Mahsun Kırmızıgül. After him are Gerard Way, Meja, Alton Ellis, Pasha Parfeny, Colin Hay, Mac DeMarco, and Marie Kraja.

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Among people born in 1909, Solomon Linda ranks 365. Before him are Anatoly Maltsev, Wim Lagendaal, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Mohamed Latif, Stefan Skoumal, and Milt Kahl. After him are Friedrich Scherfke, Harold Smith, Eleanor Garatti, Frances Dee, Robert Burks, and Joyce Cooper. Among people deceased in 1962, Solomon Linda ranks 208. Before him are Edy Reinalter, Lucile Watson, Charles Reisner, Benny Paret, Robert S. Woodworth, and Arseny Golovko. After him are Bjørn Rasmussen, Leon Kruczkowski, Josiah McCracken, Jean Brichaut, R. H. Tawney, and Robinson Jeffers.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Solomon Linda ranks 176 out of 454. Before him are Thomas Shardelow (1931), Ingrid Jonker (1933), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Fatima Meer (1928), Griselda Pollock (1949), and Constand Viljoen (1933). After him are Bessie Head (1937), Gavin Hood (1963), Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Moore (1914), and Gordon Hodgson (1904).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Solomon Linda ranks 3. Before him are Miriam Makeba (1932), and Dave Matthews (1967). After him are Yolandi Visser (1984), Brenda Fassie (1964), Theuns Jordaan (1971), Letta Mbulu (1942), Miriam Stockley (1962), Watkin Tudor Jones (1974), ZP Theart (1975), Zahara (1987), and Alice Phoebe Lou (1993).

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