United States based Chimurenga music icon, Thomas Mukanya Mapfumo, has attacked the so-called Chinese and Western mega deals in his much-awaited 12-track album, Danger Zone, released last week. In the ...
More than any other artist except perhaps Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Thomas Mapfumo has become Zimbabwe's musical ambassador to the world. That's ironic, because while the people of his country celebrate ...
Thomas Mapfumo isn’t Nelson Mandela. He didn’t rot in a prison for decades and achieve worldwide reverence as both martyr and father of his country. But Mapfumo is a hero and fierce patriot of his ...
Musician and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is 80 years old this month. The man, often dubbed the "Lion of Zimbabwe", is still hugely popular in his home country, despite having gone into exile and ...
As Bob Marley is to Jamaicans or Fela Kuti is to Nigerians, Thomas Mapfumo is to Zimbabweans. The bandleader is a superstar in his home country, both for his masterful blending of traditional sounds ...
So, when the so-called "Lion of Zimbabwe" released the album, "Corruption," in 1989, criticizing Robert Mugabe's authoritarian regime, his country's leaders turned against him. "A lot of people who ...
Mapfumo performed a homecoming show in the country last month, after spending over a decade-and-a-half in self-imposed exile. Thomas Mapfumo, 'Lion Of Zimbabwe,' Returns From Exile With Triumphant ...
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Thomas Mapfumo in final United Kingdom performance
Legendary Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo is set to perform his last ever show in the United Kingdom on August 23 at the New Bingley Hall in Birmingham. Promoters Joab Mugugu of Phab Entertainment ...
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