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He both created and made popular Chimurenga music , and his slow-moving style and distinctive voice is instantly recognisable to Zimbabweans. Nyoka Musango Dubstep Refix. He returned to his United States base after the four-month visit to Zimbabwe. He lived in exile in the United States for two decades, [2] and in April , returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since to perform a concert. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo born July 3, [1] is a musician nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe " and " Mukanya " the praise name of his clan in the Shona language for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, including his sharp criticism of the government of President Robert Mugabe.

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Thomas Mapfumo

Shumba Daphni Edit Last played on. Mukadzi Wangu Last played on. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mapfumo performed at a celebratory concert that also featured Bob Marley. Hende Baba Last played on. Nyoka Musango Dubstep Refix. In Shona it means "a little flame", and htomas the name of a previous revolutionary movement in the late 19th century. This entry is from Wikipediathe user-contributed encyclopedia.

Added, go to My Music to see full list. Thomas Mapfumo tours internationally, and still sings and speaks out about the problems of Zimbabwe.

DISCOGRAPHY OF THOMAS MAPFUMO

By using this site, you agree to disography Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Things got uncomfortable enough that Mapfumo moved to Eugene, Oregon in the late s. He both created and made popular Chimurenga music, and his slow-moving style and distinctive voice is instantly recognisable to Zimbabweans. Retrieved 7 May Views Read Edit View history. Free elections were held inand a new government was installed.

MazoweSouthern Rhodesia now Zimbabwe. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. Mugabe wasn't happy with Mapfumo, either, and Mapfumo became the target of government harassment.

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Show more Show less. Large demonstrations in protest of his arrest and an inability to find charges against him forced the government to release him after three months.

Mapfumo was born in in MaronderaMashonaland Easta town southeast of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, though at the time the capital was called Salisbury and the country was a colony mzpfumo Great Britain called Dicography Rhodesia becoming Rhodesia in ordinary usage after Northern Rhodesia gained independence as Zambia.

Retrieved 5 March The homecoming show proved that Mafumo was out of political danger and he returned for more shows in many parts of Zimbabwe between December and March Most of his songs were still political, dealing with poverty and other social issues.

He worked with guitarist Joshua Dube Leopard Man's Africa Music Guide says Jonah Sithole to transcribe the sounds of the chief instrument of traditional Shona music, the mbira to the electric guitar.

Discgoraphy he introduced the innovation of adapting traditional Shona music to modern rock instrumentation. Thomas Mapfumo Born Find out more about our use of this data. Mapfumo was imprisoned without charges under the white-dominated regime of Rhodesia, and he was hounded by the Mugabe government of Zimbabwe that succeeded it.

Just the fact that he was drawing on the native musical tradition and singing siscography his native language was a political statement.

Thomas Mapfumo

Tipeiwo Mari Last played on. He called his new style of music Chimurenga. Host Georges Collinet describes Mapfumo as living in the low-density suburbs with his wife, who worked at a law office in downtown Harare, and his two children—a boy and a girl. Eiscography later years, he would come to criticize the same government he, in some ways, helped bring to power. He also started singing primarily in the Shona language, rather than in English.