Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born 1945) is a Zimbabwean musician known as “The Lion of Zimbabwe” and “Mukanya” for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, ...

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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 ...

After a 14-year absence, Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited rocked until dawn at Glamis Arena, an open-air stadium packed with some 20,000 fans of three generations. Mapfumo — Mukanya to his fans ...

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 ...

The Oregon women’s basketball team (19-9, 7-8 Big Ten) trailed by 12 in the third quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-11, 5-11 Big... Though he hails from Zimbabwe rather than Jamaica, Thomas ...

Thomas Mapfumo, one of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated pop artists, has just released a new album, Rise Up (Real World), which is packed with roiling grooves, bubbling guitar licks, and hypnotic patterns ...

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 ...

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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 ...