Though he hails from Zimbabwe rather than Jamaica, Thomas Mapfumo is often compared in the West to Bob Marley. They shared a bill in 1980, but Mapfumo’s stature is so tremendous in his home country ...

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 ...

Famed Zimbabwean singer Thomas Mapfumo will be playing 7 p.m. Thursday on the plaza at the Rothko Chapel. Mapfumo, who will be accompanied by his band Blacks Unlimited, is known for his hard-hitting ...

Zimbabwe’s exiled chimurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo claims that the ruling Zanu PF government has turned him into an despite producing and singing inspirational songs during the liberation struggle ...

As a nation, we now openly embrace nudity, profanity, cheating and prostitution to alarming levels. Where is our Government? Before independence, people still had their dignity even though Zimbabwe ...

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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 ...

Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has dismissed as “false and malicious” reports suggesting that his upcoming Harare farewell show is in jeopardy, insisting the April concert will proceed as ...

Join the heaving hundreds singing along with Thomas Mapfumo and you will see, hear, feel how music can be a liberating force. The whoops and cheers for the man they call the Lion of Zimbabwe have ...

Zimbabwean Shona/reggae artist interviewed by Jak Kilby. Illustrations. See also the article by Don Palmer, "The lion of Zimbabwe: a message from Thomas Mapfumo: look out!" Voice rock & roll quarterly ...

July 20, 2018 • Ebba Chitambo, 66, made music during Zimbabwe's fight for independence. Now, he's giving advice to a new generation of musicians about writing political music.