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Thread #63521 Message #1032151
Posted By: Stewie
08-Oct-03 - 10:46 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Link to article on 'Mbube/Wimoweh'
Subject: Origins: Link to article on 'Mbube/Wimoweh'
A link to Rian Malan's extensive article on the Mbube/Wimoweh/Lion Sleeps Tonight ... saga was posted to the old-time music newsgroup. I cannot find mention of it in forum searcj so here it is. My apologies if it has been linked previously:
Seeger seems to be treated somewhat ungraciously - I would be interested to hear the comments of Frankham and those who have some first-hand knowledge of this.