Wimoweh

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Relationships

lyricist and arranger:Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:Solomon Linda
Wikipedia:en: The Lion Sleeps Tonight [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/8892 [info]
later versions:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
version of:Mbube

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1951-10-25Wimoweh (Mbube)The Weavers3:01
1952-04-21WimowehcoverYma Sumac2:41
1955-12-24WimowehliveThe Weavers1:46
1958-08-15 – 1958-08-16Wimoweh (live, 1958-08-15/16: hungry i, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Kingston Trio2:47
1960-03-13Wimowehcover and livePete Seeger3:16
1963-05-02 – 1963-05-03WimowehliveThe Weavers1:48
1980-11-28WimowehThe Weavers1:56
1993-08-08Wimoweh (Mbube) (live, 1993-08-08: The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, USA)cover and liveArlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger2:31
WimewehcoverKarl Denver2:26
WimiwehcoverPete Seeger1:50
WimowehcoverPete Seeger2:20
Wimowehcover and liveArlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger3:13
WimowehcoverPete Seeger2:46
WimowehThe Weavers3:00
WimowehNanci Griffith1:47
WimowehcoverManu Dibango feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo4:20
WimowehcoverTerry Kaff3:06
WimowehThe Weavers1:47
WimowehThe Weavers2:02
WimowehThe Weavers3:02
WimowehThe Weavers2:09
WimowehThe Weavers3:01
WimowehThe Weavers?:??
WimowehcoverPete Seeger1:48
WimowehcoverPete Seeger3:00
WimowehBert Kaempfert2:42
WimowehBert Kaempfert and His Orchestra2:43
WimowehcoverPete Seeger1:48
Wimowehcover and livePete Seeger?:??
WimowehcoverYma Sumac2:55
WimowehliveThe Weavers1:47
WimowehJimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
WimowehThe Weavers1:49
WimowehKarl Denver2:26
WimowehKarl Denver2:36
WimowehPete Seeger2:59
WimowehPete Seeger2:51
WimowehYma Sumac2:41
WimowehThe Weavers1:46
WimowehBert Kaempfert & His Orchestra2:43
Wimoweh (live)cover and liveThe Spinners?:??
Wimoweh (Mbube)coverPete Seeger2:33
Wimoweh (Mbube)cover and liveArlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger2:40
Wimoweh (Mbube)The Kingston Trio2:35
Wimoweh (Mbube)The Kingston Trio1:37
Wimoweh (Mbube)cover and liveHolly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert & Pete Seeger2:55
Wimoweh (Mbube)Karl Denver2:32
Wimoweh (Mbube)The Weavers1:55
Wimoweh (Mbube)coverPete Seeger1:48
Wimoweh (Mbube)The Weavers3:02
Wimoweh (Mbube)coverEdward Norton1:51
Wimoweh (Mbube) (live, 1993-08-08: The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, USA)cover and liveArlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger4:21
Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)coverPete Seeger2:01