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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 nights -- Rhodesia -- England is the chameleon, and I the fly -- Singing Shona -- When the spirit comes -- Songs for the book of history -- Bishop and pawn -- Agony of victory -- Zimbabwe - ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

The Lion of Zimbabwe didn't need to roar to be heard. Nor did Thomas Mapfumo even have to sing in English to be understood. Lionized for his musical bravery in the late '70s during his country's ...

Chinhoyi-based music teacher Prudence Muchada, affectionately known as Mama Africa (pictured), has made a powerful entry into Zimbabwe’s music scene with the launch of her seven-track debut album — a ...