Wimoweh

E455486

"Wimoweh" is a popular folk adaptation of the South African song "Mbube," best known in the United States through its recording by the folk group The Weavers.

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Wimoweh canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song ⓘ
song ⓘ
adaptedFromWorkCountryOfOrigin South Africa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Lion Sleeps Tonight (early folk adaptation title context) ⓘ
Wimoway ⓘ
basedOn Mbube ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
derivesMelodyFrom Mbube ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasApproximateTempo moderate ⓘ
hasChantLyric "wimoweh" ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact introduced many American listeners to African-derived melodies ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Zulu music tradition ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Western popular music representations of African music ⓘ
hasLegalHistoryAspect copyright and royalties disputes related to Mbube ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature call and response ⓘ
repetitive chant ⓘ
vocal harmonies ⓘ
hasNotablePerformer Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Pete Seeger ⓘ
The Kingston Trio ⓘ
The Weavers ⓘ
hasNotableRecordingBy The Weavers ⓘ
hasOriginalTitle Mbube ⓘ
hasRecordingType live performance ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ
hasRightsControversyRelatedTo Solomon Linda ⓘ
hasSubject sleeping lion ⓘ
hasTheme African wilderness ⓘ
lion ⓘ
influencedWork The Lion Sleeps Tonight ⓘ
isAdaptationOf Mbube ⓘ
isArrangementOf Mbube ⓘ
isPartOf American folk revival repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
popularizedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
usesVocalTechnique falsetto ⓘ
group chorus ⓘ

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