mbube
Mbube is a term in Zulu meaning lion and is used to refer to a traditional South African form of male choral singing as well as to the best-known song titled Mbube. The mbube style is typically performed by large a cappella ensembles with a lead vocalist singing the melody over a strong, deep vocal foundation and a dense, multi-part background. It is associated with early 20th-century South African vocal groups and helped popularize large-scale choral singing within the country.
The most famous mbube composition is Mbube, written by Solomon Linda. Linda and his group, Solomon Linda
Today, mbube is discussed in music scholarship as both a specific South African choral sound and a