Examining the wave of musical migration in post-independence Zimbabwe
The collaboration between Thomas Mapfumo and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, broke new ground and should have grown cult status
A snapshot of musical moments (and mishaps) as they intersected with Zimbabwe throughout the decades.
A new book probes the life and times of Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwe’s hailed chimurenga music pioneer.
For four decades Thomas Mapfumo has been
at the heart of the Âevolution of a music style
that put Zimbabwean sounds on the map.
Chance brings two of Zimbabwe’s leading musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi and Thomas Mapfumo, together to share their thoughts and feelings
Musician Thomas Mapfumo may well be the prophet in the aphorism: "Only in his hometown is a prophet without honour."
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/ 29 October 2007
Viomak’s velvety voice drifts through the air like a lullaby on a gentle breeze. But her protest songs pack a punch which could mean jail for anyone caught listening to them in her native Zimbabwe. The tunes bluntly demand an end to President Robert Mugabe’s rule and belong to Zimbabwe’s tradition of protest music that her fans say give hope and comfort.