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File:The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens.ogg

Original file (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 16 s, 60 kbps, file size: 114 KB)
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Description

A brief, compressed clip of the original recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", performed by the Tokens in 1961. It is a cover of the Weavers' "Wimoweh", itself a cover of Solomon Linda's "Mbube".

Source

The Tokens, "The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Audio)" – on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c)

Portion used

<10% of the full recording (15.5 seconds (of the original 2:39))

Low resolution?

64 kbps (Vorbis)

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This user believes that the file has been uploaded in good faith and will neither impinge on the original work nor limit the copyright holder's rights to use and distribute the original recording.

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Description A brief, compressed clip of the original recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", performed by the Tokens in 1961. It is a cover of the Weavers' "Wimoweh", itself a cover of Solomon Linda's "Mbube".
Author or
copyright owner		 The Tokens, Solomon Linda, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, and Albert Stanton
Source (WP:NFCC#4) The Tokens, "The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Audio)" – on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c)
Date of publication 1961
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s):

The audio sample is used to illustrate the song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", the subject of the article. It significantly adds to user's understanding of the article, which cannot be served by words alone.

Not replaceable with
free media because (WP:NFCC#1)		 The song is copyrighted, and so a free version of comparable education value cannot possibly be made.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) It will only be used in two articles. At 64 kbps and lasting all of 15 seconds, the file is of low quality and a very short excerpt of the original recording.
Respect for
commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)		 The use of a low quality sample of the recording will not impact its commercial viability.
Other information Use of the sample in the article is understood to be compatible with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Lion Sleeps Tonight//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight_by_The_Tokens.oggtrue
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current15:45, 9 May 201016 s (114 KB)Dawnseeker2000 (talk | contribs)Fade in & out

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Format Bitrate Status Encode time
MP3 184 kbps Completed 02:39, 25 February 2026 1.0 s

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