The five-member female a cappella group Nobuntu will bring a new twist to the traditionally male “mbube” style of singing made famous by South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Friday at 7:30 p.m. in ...

Blaq Diamond - made up of Ndumiso Mdletshe and Sphelele Dunywa - fuse Maskandi, Mbube and other traditional elements into their pop-leaning iteration of afro soul. Fittingly, they describe their ...

The story behind the original South African song Mbube, by Solomon Linda’s Original Evening Birds, which was turned into the worldwide hit known as the Lion Sleeps Tonight ‘Mbube’ or the Lion by ...

The battle for royalties from the song Mbube - better known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight - by the family of the song's writer, Solomon Linda, has been backed by South Africa's government. The rights to ...

Zimbabwean music mogul Munya Chanetsa felt his hackles rise when he learnt about the royalties battles that have been fought over the song Mbube - also known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight. It is arguably ...