Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo (born July 3, 1945) is a musician nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" (the praise name of his clan in the Shona language)...

Chimurenga music is a genre developed by Thomas Mapfumo named for the Shona language word for struggle. Mapfumo and his band, the Blacks Unlimited developed...

music is a Zimbabwean popular music genre coined and popularized by Thomas Mapfumo. Chimurenga is a Shona language word for liberation, which entered common...

Germany when he shared the stage with Youssou N'dour, Miriam Makeba and Thomas Mapfumo. An imposing figure, standing well over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, he performed...

such musicians as Maurice White of the band Earth, Wind and Fire and Thomas Mapfumo in the 1970s. These musicians included mbira on stage accompanying modern...

Laughter. Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, Paul Simon, The Strokes, Thomas Mapfumo, Tame Impala, and The Cure were also named influences and favorite artists...

Lewis The Libertines LiLiPUT Little Joy Los Lobos The Long Blondes Thomas Mapfumo Cerys Matthews Massacra Mazzy Star Métal Urbain Micachu Microdisney...

Chamunorwa is an album by the Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo, released in 1991. He is credited with his band, Blacks Unlimited. The title translates...

in 1977 when he joined the Wagon Wheels, a band that also featured Thomas Mapfumo and fellow guitarist James Chimombe. They were given the rare opportunity...

Jubane (guitar), Patrick Kabanda (drums), Daram Karanga (trumpet), Thomas Mapfumo (vocals), Abdulah Musa (guitar), and Robert Nekati (bass). The band...

roll singer-songwriter and drummer Leonard Mapfumo (born 1983) – urban grooves and hip hop artist Thomas Mapfumo (born 1945) – chimurenga music artist Chiwoniso...

Mugabe Herbert Chitepo Stella Chiweshe Chartwell Dutiro Tonderai Kasu Thomas Mapfumo Malachi Napa Strive Masiyiwa Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo Emmerson Mnangagwa...

The Case of Winky D's Popular Music". Acta Iassyensia Comparationis. "Thomas Mapfumo to perform in UK". 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July...

art is the metamorphosis of man into beast. Zimbabwean musicians like Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi, the Bhundu Boys; Stella Chiweshe, Alick Macheso and...

Nkomo. Chimurenga also refers to a style of music first branded by Thomas Mapfumo, who mixed indigenous African rhythmic patterns and instruments such...

inspired by local traditional music artists such as Oliver Mtukudzi, Thomas Mapfumo, Chiwoniso Maraire and began writing her own songs when she was in secondary...

He later became the President of South Africa between 1994 and 1999. Thomas Mapfumo was imprisoned without charges in 1979 by the Rhodesian government in...

Records: interviews with Sheila Chandra, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Thomas Mapfumo and Yungchen Lhamo on cbcmusic.ca Prasad, Anil (2020). Sheila Chandra:...

Corruption is an album by the Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo (credited with his band, the Blacks Unlimited), released in 1989. The album criticized...

Parliament of Zimbabwe, it is part of the Mbare constituency. Thomas Mapfumo Leonard Mapfumo Potts, D.; Mutambirwa, C. C. High density housing in Harare:...

personality; they were home to famous musicians such as Oliver Mtukudzi and Thomas Mapfumo. They are also home to a number of small industries; however, the region...

Youssou N’Dour, Oumou Sangaré, Angelique Kidjo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Thomas Mapfumo. On September 8, 2018, Mokoomba is scheduled to perform at the Lollapalooza...

destination for touring bands from Africa and elsewhere, including Thomas Mapfumo, Ali Farka Touré, and John Chibadura. Heavenly Recordings have a close...

mid-1990s. He has arranged music for several films and the music of Thomas Mapfumo for the Kronos Quartet, the music of Nino Rota for Club Foot Orchestra...

Maryam Mursal Modou Diouf O Fogum Peter Gabriel (Host) Shikisha Siyaya Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited Tinariwen Uno Youssou N'Dour 1 Giant Leap Annie...

19 Feb 2017 Petina Gappah Verdi Aida (act 2 Finale: Triumphal March) Thomas Mapfumo Shumba Verdi Nabucco (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) Mahler Piano Quartet...

Keagy Mat Kearney Justin King Emily Kokal Mark Lindsay Halie Loren Thomas Mapfumo Susan Marshall Shawn McDonald Rose McGowan Justin Meldal-Johnsen Oregon...

electric guitars and western drumsets, for example by musicians such as Thomas Mapfumo, Stella Chiweshe, and Oliver Mtukudzi. This music is also associated...

played guitar on Thomas Mapfumo's first album, Hokoyo! (recorded in 1977)although he was not officially part of the Acid Band. As Thomas and Jonah moved...

third-world musics (e.g. Afro-Cuban music). The inspiration of Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo in blending the Mbira (finger Piano) style onto the electric guitar...