The Lion Sleeps Tonight Wimoweh

[jaymadeitright]

The song is called "Mbube" which tranlates to Lion from Zulu. Wimoweh is what y'all hear🎭🇿🇦

[nunyabiznez]

My summers in high school were spent working at a zoo. My last summer there, 1978, our only African lion and the only African lion I have ever known, Leo, passed away at the ripe old age of 28. Basically he was an overgrown and extremely playful kitten and my friend. He was fond of wandering around the zoo after hours rubbing up against the employees and chasing butterflies. After a necropsy we held a memorial service where we placed his body on a bamboo pyre and we all said words, 42 employees and about a hundred regular zoo members. Then we lit the pyre and sang this song, nearly 150 of us as the forty foot flames crackled and licked the blackened night sky our voices reverberating against the forty foot high granite face of the main building. To this day I still miss his thunderous roar and the lick of his tongue on the back of my hand and the expression on his face when he saw his friends first thing in the morning.

Lala rafiki yangu!

[Dr_Do-Little]

He's not expecting the crowd to not be compose of 50% tone deaf. Just telling them what to listen to.
And that. Is awesome.

[jamesweir]

what an amazing ability to involve the whole room, not just the chorus but the spectators as well excellent job.

[HyenaOnTheRoad]

This is fantastic audience participation. What a treat for those that were there!

[emmacomstock]

I wish I was there when they get to sing along

[fredlampher]

This brings a great memory from my youth. I went to a punk rock gig in the late 80's where Black Flag, Circle Jerks and Dead Kennedy's played that night. After an insane evening we all piled into a VW van to head home. While driving home fully exhausted this song came on the radio. Literally everyone sat up and we all sang this song. It was awesome!

[bigd]

How beautiful... people coming together ❤️ creating beauty. Wow.

[Annabeth]

This is fantastic how each group - soprano, altos, tenors, bass etc sang the song! Amazing! Love this song🥰

[jillstevenson]

How beautiful our individual voices sound when combined in unison..Thxs.

[briansr.]

That ladies and gentlemen is how to communicate. Effortless, no shouting or cojoling, marvelous audience participation. Very very impressive, loved every minute. Bravo that man !

[atinukebashorun]

Ohhhh, for the life of me! What a genius!! How he inculcated everyone? This is a Thriller. I am sure each and every member of the audience went away fulfilled for joining.

[shreyanshgyawali]

this performance ave me tears of joy with a flash back of my childhood. <3

[pervaizsaleem]

Outstanding performance and well balanced harmony vocal trained by the director of London city voice . 🎵🎤👍

[georgeschmitt]

Amazing! Should be mandatory in every school. It show how important back vocals are,

[Rfvansaun]

I love how he gets the audience involved in the singing. I was even singing along with the tenor part.

[johnneal]

Oh how I wish I could sing in tune! Some time ago, a choir teacher came from USA to coach our church choir and he stayed in the same house as me. "Anyone can sing" he claimed but, after a few days, he admitted defeat with me. The audience had such a great time being coached by an inspired teacher and I am envious!

[Papabogs]

involving the audience in the show is so satisfying to watch..😁😁😁

[roxbuchanan]

And as Pete Seeger once said, "And don't get hung up on what the person next to you is singing, or you'll sound like you're in a washing machine."

[mudiqbal]

I wish i could be there... So good to hear that. Truly amazing