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, ...

I must admit that I was more than a little nervous to speak with Thomas Mapfumo as I entered his number into my iPhone last week. There aren’t many living musicians I admire and respect as much as I ...

Zimbabwean songwriter Thomas Mapfumo will speak at Northwestern on Friday about his use of song as a form of resistance. Mapfumo, who wrote music as a way to protest the white-nationalist government ...

THOMAS MAPFUMO, the 'Lion of Zimbabwe,' has been singing professionally since the 60s, when he started out doing American rock and roll and soul hits. In the 70s, he transformed Zimbabwean music 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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Wambura Mitaru looked out at the crowd — a couple hundred strong but small for College Street ...

Thomas Mapfumo is a cultural and political hero in his native Zimbabwe. He created his chimurenga music during the struggle for liberation from the white minority government in the 1970s; in fact, the ...

THOMAS MAPFUMO, the 'Lion of Zimbabwe,' has been singing professionally since the 60s, when he started out doing American rock and roll and soul hits. In the 70s, he transformed Zimbabwean music and ...