90s hit song used ‘stolen’ lullaby to make millions | ABC NEWS
In the early 1990s, French group Deep Forest had a worldwide hit with the song Sweet Lullaby.
It heavily samples Rorogwela, a Solomon Islands lullaby sung by a woman called Afunakwa.
But for decades, the lullaby was falsely attributed to African tribes, and the people of Solomon Islands have never seen royalties.
Today, more than three decades on, a new fight for recognition — and royalties — has begun.
By Solomon Islands reporter Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong and Nick Sas. Video by Mary Tran, ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom.
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