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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wimoweh canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkCountryOfOrigin | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (early folk adaptation title context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wimoway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mbube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivesMelodyFrom | Mbube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Mbube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType |
live performance
ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ |
| hasRightsControversyRelatedTo | Solomon Linda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | sleeping lion ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African wilderness
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Lion Sleeps Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | Mbube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isArrangementOf | Mbube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American folk revival repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| popularizedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| usesVocalTechnique |
falsetto
ⓘ
group chorus ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.